Most common adult brain cancer linked to gene deletion, Stanford doctors say

Monday, January 3, 2011 - 14:11 in Health & Medicine

A study fast-tracked for online publication Dec. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine has identified an important gene deletion in up to one of every four cases of glioblastoma, the most common adult brain cancer. This deletion contributes to tumour development, promotes resistance to therapy and considerably worsens a patient's survival prospects...

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