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Cancer researchers link DICER1 gene mutation to rare childhood cancer

WASHINGTON, DC -- Research published today in Science Express from the journal Science demonstrates the first definitive link between mutations in the gene DICER1 and cancer.

Genetic source of rare childhood cancer found; gene is implicated in other cancers

St. Louis, April 20, 2009 -- The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers.



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