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Genetic clues may explain why tumors spread - Cancer- msnbc.com

News Type: Other — Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:25 PM EST
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CHICAGO - A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
They found that when a bit of ribonucleic acid or RNA known as microRNA-101 goes missing, a protein called EZH2 starts to proliferate.

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