Combined physical and genetic map finds cancer's 'ignition key'

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Sun, 05/04/2008 - 23:00

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Whole-organ maps that superimpose genetic information over the terrain of cancerous bladders chart the molecular journey from normal cell to invasive cancer, an international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M.

D. Anderson Cancer Center reports online at the journal Laboratory Investigation.

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