Fox Chase Cancer Center: Gene May Play Bigger Role in Kidney Cancer Than Previously Thought
February 12, 2020
February 12, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center issued the following news release:
Its involvement in causing over 50 percent of all cancers makes p53 one of the most well-known cancer genes. When the p53 gene mutates, it unleashes many processes that lead to the uncontrolled cell growth that is a hallmark of cancer. But there are some malignancies, like kidney cancer, that rarely have p53 mutations.
In order to understand whether the inactivation of . . .
Its involvement in causing over 50 percent of all cancers makes p53 one of the most well-known cancer genes. When the p53 gene mutates, it unleashes many processes that lead to the uncontrolled cell growth that is a hallmark of cancer. But there are some malignancies, like kidney cancer, that rarely have p53 mutations.
In order to understand whether the inactivation of . . .