Two genes cooperate to trigger leukemia development

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) An international group of researchers led by Professor Jan Cools of the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology have made a breakthrough in understanding the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood. While scientists were already familiar with many cancer-causing genes and their separate functions, the VIB team has now illustrated how two of these cancer genes work together to trigger leukemia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news