Genetic Marker of Metastatic Eye Cancer (AUDIO)
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of melanoma of the eye. Although more research is needed, the researchers say the discovery is an important step in understanding why some tumors spread and others don’t. Metastasis is the most common cause of death in cancer patients. There is growing evidence that mutations in so-called metastasis suppressor genes may promote the spread of cancer, while having little to do with earlier stages in the life of a tumor. Very few such genes have been identified, but this finding strongly implicates the gene BAP1 as a new member of that small group.
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