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Study: 7 key genes predict brain cancer survival
CHICAGO – Scientists have found seven key genes in the type of brain tumor affecting Sen. Edward Kennedy that together can predict how aggressive a patient's cancer will be.
The findings, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, may eventually lead to tests that predict patient survival and drugs that target the culprit genes.
While hundreds of gene mutations may contribute to brain cancers, the researchers decided to search for the problem genes at the center of the interplay driving a tumor's growth.
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