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Scientists 'discover cancer suppression gene'
Mar 21 2011
Led by Hugo Prazeres and Paula Soares from the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, the study found that the LRP1B removes proteins vital for stopping cancer cells from spreading.
Using lab supplies, the experts analysed the gene in thyroid glands - where it is normally produced in high quantities - and showed that a lack of the gene could be linked to the appearance of cancer.
Ms Soares said: "If this protein is in fact confirmed to be deleted in multiple cancers ... then strategies based on decoy proteins - proteins with the same function of LRP1B - could be developed to restore normal conditions."
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast recently revealed that they have discovered a way to destroy breast cancer cells by delivering a gene into affected cells and causing them to self-destruct.
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