A CLUE CALLED 'POKEMON'Scientists identify a single 'master' gene that seems to turn on cancer-causing action of other errant genes
NEWSDAY.com, Thursday, January 20, 2005
An international team of scientists believes it has found cancer's master switch with the discovery of a gene they dubbed "Pokemon."
Like the electronic game figures - tiny monsters with bad tempers - the cancer-triggering gene apparently instigates the misbehavior of other cancer-causing genes, leading to tumor formation.
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