Killing Kindlin-3 to cure breast cancer: 'Blood' protein implicated
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
A protein believed to be limited to the hematopoietic system, called Kindlin-3, has been identified as a major player in both the formation and spread of breast cancer to other organs. This discovery could open the door to an entirely new class of breast cancer drugs that targets this protein's newly found activity.