Colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize
June 22, 2026
June 22, 2026
ITHACA, New York, June 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize
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Loss of GATA6 - a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off - can reprogram colorectal cancer cells into more primitive, adaptable states that can then spread to the liver and establish new tumors, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researche . . .
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Colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize
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Loss of GATA6 - a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off - can reprogram colorectal cancer cells into more primitive, adaptable states that can then spread to the liver and establish new tumors, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researche . . .