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Double trouble for tumours

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  • Giulia Biffi

    (Giulia Biffi and David A. Tuveson are in the Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.)

  • David A. Tuveson

    (Giulia Biffi and David A. Tuveson are in the Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.)

Abstract

When some cancer cells delete a tumour-suppressor gene, they also delete nearby genes. It emerges that one of these latter genes has a key metabolic role, revealing a therapeutic opportunity that might be relevant for many tumours. See Letter p.119

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  • Giulia Biffi & David A. Tuveson, 2017. "Double trouble for tumours," Nature, Nature, vol. 542(7639), pages 34-35, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:542:y:2017:i:7639:d:10.1038_nature21117
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21117
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