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Cancer research: Key function of important leukemia gene demystified
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Cancer research: Key function of important leukemia gene demystified

by Nina Grötschl, University of Veterinary Medicine—Vienna Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The oncogene EVI1 causes an aggressive type of leukemia, but its exact function has been a mystery. A research team led by scientists from Vienna now showed that EVI1’s cancer causing effect relies on activating a single gene—the stem cell transcription factor ERG. The...