CRISPR study identifies gene that plays key role in metastasis of cancers to the lungs

How specialist palliative care services around the world coped in response to COVID-19
23 March 2021
Rare genetic variant puts some younger men at risk of severe COVID-19
23 March 2021

CRISPR study identifies gene that plays key role in metastasis of cancers to the lungs

A gene not previously linked to cancer has been shown to play a key role in the spread of certain cancers to the lungs, new research from scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute has shown. The team found that when the gene LRRN4CL was over-expressed in mice, the skin cancer melanoma was more likely to metastasise to the lungs.

Comments are closed.