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Study Links Common Cancer Mutations to Gene-Access Mechanism

Study Links Common Cancer Mutations to Gene-Access Mechanism

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers report that a family of mutations found in about one-fifth of human cancers may drive malignancy by altering gene accessibility to a regulatory protein. The results suggest a unifying mechanism that could guide future diagnostics or therapies.

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A unifying mechanism for cancer-driving mutations