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1995

Gene Cloned That Suppresses Prostate Cancer

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NIEHS researchers identified and cloned a gene that suppresses the spread of prostate cancer.

Tags: cancer, genes

Citation:

Dong JT, Lamb PW, Rinker-Schaeffer CW, Vukanovic J, Ichikawa T, Isaacs JT, Barrett JC. KAI1. 1995. A metastasis suppressor gene for prostate cancer on human chromosome 11p11.2. Science 268(5212):884-886. [Abstract] [PDF]

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