Cancer treatment involving the p53 gene
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چکیده
Over the past decade, investigators have increased their understanding of the genetic alteration that transforms a normal cell into one that is cancerous. One gene found to play a critical role in preventing the cancerous transformation of a cell is a tumor suppressor gene known as p53. If this gene is deactivated, a cell will become cancerous. Therefore, methods for reintroducing this gene back into cancer cells are being developed so that the cancer cell literally can be “switched off.”
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