Sentences with phrase «exact role in cancer»

Zheng and his colleagues became interested in annexin A2's exact role in cancer spread after noting a curious effect in a trial of the pancreatic cancer vaccine GVAX, first developed by Johns Hopkins researchers.

But as some miRNAs regulate many different genes, and each gene is affected by many different miRNAs, their exact role in cancer is tough to pin down.

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Dr Kappei said, «We are now actively pursuing the exact molecular mechanism through which ZBTB48 controls telomere length, and further looking into ZBTB48's role in various cancers, such as neuroblastoma, in which the gene is frequently deleted.

Cancer stem - like cells (CSC) are considered to play a role in metastatic progression of breast cancer; however, the exact pathologic role of CSCs is yet to be eluciCancer stem - like cells (CSC) are considered to play a role in metastatic progression of breast cancer; however, the exact pathologic role of CSCs is yet to be elucicancer; however, the exact pathologic role of CSCs is yet to be elucidated.

«Many of these genes have been relatively undocumented to date and we now hope further research will untangle their exact role in breast cancer risk, and how we could use them to stop more women developing the disease.»