In the eye of the medulloblastoma

(CNRS) Can genes normally expressed only in the eye be activated in brain tumors? Such a phenomenon, though surprising, has been observed in certain types of medulloblastoma, pediatric tumors of the cerebellum. Researchers from the CNRS, Institut Curie, Inserm and Universit é Paris-Sud, together with colleagues at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, have pinpointed the role of these genes in the tumor process, thus offering new therapeutic targets.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news