Sentences with phrase «important tumor suppressor genes»
Polyploid cells, which carry additional copies of important tumor suppressor genes, are better protected and more resistant to cancer formation because they have these extra copies of the genome,» said Dr. Zhu, who is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern.
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This phenomenon could result in breakage in the human genome, and when a breakage impacts important genes, such as tumor suppressors, it could lead to cancer development.
His team identified a factor that may be important for clinical trial design: progesterone was not toxic to all glioblastoma cell lines, and its toxicity may depend on whether the tumor suppressor gene p53 is mutated.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — The gene called PTEN is one of the most important of the body's natural tumor suppressors.