Monday, 4 February 2013

Mutations Linked to Relapse of Childhood Leukemia Discovered

For the first time, researchers have linked reemergence of the most common type of childhood cancer to specific gene mutations. The discovery, co-lead by William L. Carroll, MD, director of NYU Langone Medical Center's Cancer Institute, is reported in a study published online February 3, 2013, in iNature Genetics/i. "There has been no progress in curing children who relapse, in spite of giving them very high doses of chemotherapy and bone ...

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