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Cancer Gene Therapy
People's Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology describes research in cancer gene therapy
March 18th, 2008
Fresh data on cancer gene therapy are presented in the report 'KAI1 gene suppresses invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma MHCC97-H cells in vitro and in animal models.' According to recent research from Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Downregulation of KAI1 gene expression has been found in many types of cancer cells and is closely related to cancer invasion and metastasis. This study was aimed at investigating the effects and possible underlying mechanisms of KAI1 gene on invasion and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)." "The invasive ability, visco-elastic properties and cell adhesion forces were analysed in different HCC cells...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-03-18)
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