New Scientist ? Treatment for a lethal form of brain cancer could be on the horizon after the discovery that the cancer can be formed by two genes fusing together. People with the disease could potentially benefit from drugs that block the activity of a protein produced by this wayward fusion. Cancers can be sparked by a number of genetic mutations, including disruptions to single parts of a gene that either over-stimulate or castrate an important protein. But some cancers arise when two entire genes are accidently fused together during natural cell replication. The protein that the fused genes code for performs some of the functions you would expect of it but does so in new locations or contexts. Read article
Tags: disease & medicine, genes & biotech, nature & universe
Source: http://www.openyoureyesnews.com/2012/07/27/gene-fusion-is-behind-deadly-brain-cancer/
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