Most common brain cancer may originate in neural stem cells
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? University of Michigan scientists have found that a deficiency in a key tumor suppressor gene in the brain leads to the most common type of adult brain cancer. The study, conducted in mice that mimic human cancer, points the way to more effective future treatments and a way to screen for the disease early.