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Identification of gene responsible for prostate cancer spread

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The NSD2 gene may be responsible for advancing the spread of prostate cancer, and so could be used as a drug target.

The researchers switched off the gene in the tumour cells of the mouse models and found that this dramatically decreased the spread of the cancer.

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Thanks for posting.

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Anything that keeps it from spreading is great. Somebody give those people some money.

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