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A study by the MUHC and McGill University opens a new door to understanding cancer

An in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that trigger cancer cell growth is vital to the development of more targeted treatments for the disease. An article published in the Aug. 3 issue of Molecular Cell provides a key to these mechanisms that may prove crucial in the future. The paper is co-authored by Dr. Morag Park, director of the MUHC Molecular Oncology Group, and Dr. Kalle Gehring, head of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory of the McGill University biochemistry department.

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