Genes that help cancer cells grow (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Genes that help cancer cells grow

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Sixteen genes help cancer cells leave the low-oxygen region of tumors and survive in the bloodstream. One – MUC1 (purple) – is in clinical trials to reduce cancer recurrence.

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Daniele Gilkes, Ph.D.

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