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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have discovered that some cases of glioblastoma are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study also found that drugs that target the protein produced by this genetic aberration can dramatically slow the growth of glioblastomas in mice. An italian researcher, Antonio Iavarone, directed the research. To read the abstract Participate
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