Scientists ID gene responsible for deadly glioblastoma (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Scientists ID gene responsible for deadly glioblastoma

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The discovery of the oncogene responsible for glioblastoma could be the brain tumor's Achilles' heel, says Hui Li, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the UVA Cancer Center.

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