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Cancer Gene Therapy
New findings from University of Adelaide in the area of cancer gene therapy described
June 2nd, 2009
New investigation results, 'Methylation of CLDN6, FBN2, RBP1, RBP4, TFPI2, and TMEFF2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,' are detailed in a study published in Oncology Reports. "In the development and progression of cancer, tumor suppressor genes may be silenced by mechanisms such as methylation. Thus the discovery of new genes silenced by methylation may uncover new tumor suppressor genes, and improve our understanding of cancer biology," scientists in Australia report. "In this study we investigated the methylation of 19 genes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Methylation was measured in 10 of these genes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-02)
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