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Scientist discovered potential new eye tumor treatment
8 August 2011: Scientists discovered a therapeutic form for treating the rare form of cancer and potentially other cancers as well.
A specific small segment of RNA can play a key role in the growth of a type of malignant childhood eye tumor called retinoblastoma. The tumor is associated with mutations of a protein called Rb, or retinoblastoma protein. Dysfunctional Rb is also involved with other types of cancers, including lung, brain, breast and bone.
Source: ScienceDaily