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Protein found to shield pancreatic cancer cells from self-destruction
03-20-2007 · EurekAlert!An overexpressed protein protects human pancreatic cancer cells from being forced to devour themselves, removing one of the body's natural defenses against out-of-control cell growth, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the March issue of Molecular Cancer Research.
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