medicalnewstoday.com | Submitted by lisbeth gessaman, 02.10.10
According to recent data culled by the researchers at MIT, the loss of one specific gene will cause prostrate cancer cells to behave far more aggressively, even allowing them to quickls spread to other parts of the body.
The DAO21B gene holds certain prostrate cancer cells in check. The gene protein acts as a barrier preventing the growth and over-activization of prostrate cancer cells. When the gene loses that specific protein, researchers discovered that the cancer cells were much more likely to metastasize to other parts of the body.