Gene mutated in one in three patients with common form of renal cancer
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a gene that is mutated in one in three patients with the most common form of renal cancer. The gene -- called PBRM1 -- was found to be mutated in 88 cases out of 257 clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC) analysed, making it the most prevalent to be identified in renal cancer in 20 years.
