TET1 (2 of 2) (IMAGE)
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Genes that protect against cancer, so-called tumor suppressor genes can be found in normal blod cells. The TET enzymes turn these genes on by removing methyl groups from the genes. In blod cancer cells, TET2 is often mutated and cannot remove methyl groups from the protective genes, why the genes are shut off.
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Kristine Williams, BRIC, University of Copenhagen
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