«Inactive tumor
suppressor gene discovered in lung cancer.»
Not exact matches
They
discovered that the number of tumor
suppressor genes or oncogenes in a chromosome correlated with how often the whole chromosome or part of the chromosome was deleted or duplicated in cancers.
But the idea fell out of fashion as researchers began to
discover that mutations in specific oncogenes and tumor -
suppressor genes could set cancer in motion.
Applying their technique to head and neck cancers, they've
discovered seven new tumor -
suppressor genes whose role in cancer was previously unknown.
The product of the p53 tumor
suppressor gene is
discovered independently by several groups: Lionel Crawford and David Lane; Albert Deleo and Lloyd Old; and Arnold Levine.
Dr. Eng and team create scoring system to facilitate identifying individuals to be referred to PTEN
gene testing Researchers have
discovered a method for more precise identification of individuals who should undergo testing for genetic mutations of the tumor
suppressor gene PTEN, which associates with a variety of conditions including several types of cancers.
Cyanidin increased SIRT6 enzyme levels in human colorectal cancer cells, and it was also
discovered to decrease the expression of the Twist1 and GLUT1 cancer
genes, while increasing the expression of the tumor
suppressor FoXO3
gene in cells.
His lab
discovered the first oncogene in 1982 and the first tumor
suppressor gene in 1986.
Knudson's revolutionary two - hit theory of cancer formation enabled me to
discover the first imprinted tumor
suppressor gene, the Insulin like Growth Factor 2 Receptor (IGF2R), propelling me into the field of epigenetics.