Ependymoma fusion protein locks cells in developmental limbo (IMAGE)

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Ependymoma fusion protein locks cells in developmental limbo

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Published today in Nature, a study co-led by Kelsey Bertrand, MD, St. Jude Department of Oncology, and Stephen Mack, PhD, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, highlights a previously unappreciated way in which fusion oncoproteins contribute to cancer, which may spark novel therapeutic strategies.

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