Sunday, August 5, 2007

Abnormal Silencing Of Tumor-Suppressor Gene Contributes To The Development Of Liver Cancer, Study Finds (Medical News Today)

New research shows how a particular small molecule blocks the activity of a cancer-suppressing gene, allowing liver-cancer cells to grow and spread.This molecule is a microRNA, a recently discovered class of tiny molecules used by cells to help control the kinds and amounts of proteins they make. More than 250 different microRNAs have been discovered, and several have been linked to cancer. ...

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