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Researchers have identified a gene that, when repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tumors to enlarge and spread to distant sites. The Johns Hopkins researchers hope that this “master regulator” gene may be the key to developing a new treatment for tumors resistant to current drugs.
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