News: Chemotherapy Thwarted by Cancer-Killing Gene
Mardi 15 Mai 2007 - 18:00 - 1 année, 7 mois depuis
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Cancer
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Scientific American
A study of ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy determined that individuals with a mutant, nonfunctional version of the tumor-suppressing gene p53 had a survival rate more than twice as high as counterparts with a properly functioning gene. This, despite the fact that the gene in question is, under normal circumstances, essential for preventing cancer in the first place.