Scientists Map Complete Genetic Blueprint Of Deadly Cancers

 05.09.2008 14:15   medicalnewstoday.com

In what has been heralded as a significant breakthrough in the fight against two of the world's deadliest cancers, US scientists have mapped complete genetic blueprints comprising more than 20,000 genes in 24 pancreatic cancers and 22 brain cancers, including not only individual gene mutations but also their interlinked pathways which sustain tumour development and growth.

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