A gene that protects against colorectal cancers
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
The research team in France has developed an animal model carrying a mutation of the DCC gene. Mice carrying the mutation develop tumours, because this gene can no longer induce the death of the cancer cells. This discovery could lead to the development of a new targeted cancer treatment that aims to reactivate the dying of cancer cells.