DNA imprinting defects associated with childhood osteosarcoma development and progression

(University of Minnesota Academic Health Center) Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma may be impacted by a DNA imprinting defect also found in parents, according to new research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. DNA imprinting is a phenomenon in which just one of the two inherited genes is active while the other is present but inactive.The study is published now in the journal Oncotarget.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news