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NF Smarty Pants

A collection of the latest news, events, and information about Neurofibromatosis
October 13th, 2009

PTEN Gene Changes Benign Neurofibromas Into Cancer

Scientists at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center announced that their research have determined that the tumor suppression gene PTEN plays a role in the turning of benign neurofibromas into malignant tumors. This finding allows researchers to focus on drug therapies to control the affected pathways and prevent future cancerous transformations.

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