Cancer Genes Identified; May Lead To Better And Earlier Detection

DALLAS – Dec. 26, 2006 -- A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has for the first time identified several genes whose expression is lost in four of the most common solid human cancers – lung, breast, prostate and colon cancer. The findings, which researchers say could form the basis for a new early detection screen for certain cancers, are published today in the online journal Public Library of Science Medicine.

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