Scientists use genome sequencing to demonstrate herbal remedy causes upper urinary tract cancers
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Genomic sequencing experts have partnered with pharmacologists to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid, a plant compound contained in herbal remedies used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis, gout and inflammation.