Thursday, April 17, 2014

Fighting neuroblastomas by blocking DNA replication, repair

PCNA is a protein essential to DNA repair and replication, and researchers are targeting it in neuroblastoma cells in order to halt tumor growth and induce cell death. Neuroblastoma is one of the deadliest childhood cancers, accounting for 15 percent of pediatric cancer deaths. For patients with high-risk neuroblastomas, the five-year survival rate is 40 to 50 percent even with the most rigorous treatments available today. …Read Full Story



Fighting neuroblastomas by blocking DNA replication, repair
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