Leukemia Genes a Stem Cell Switch
Related News: Stem Cells and CancerCancer-causing genes associated with leukemias can turn white blood cells into cancerous stem-like cells, a finding that suggests new treatment approaches for cancer and techniques for tissue renewal.
Normally, white blood cells proceed to a terminally differentiated state in which they cannot indefinitely self-renew, a key property of stem cells.... Read On
"The results of our study are quite surprising... it appears that cancer-causing genes can turn on the stem cell program, which also means that researchers can target cancer stem cells genetically... The cancer stem cell is likely the most important target of therapy," says Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gary Gilliland of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts.
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Posted on December 23, 2004 12:57 PM