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Nerve Cancer Mutations Found Saturday, April 19, 2008 - Sarah Gingichashvili Home >> Headlines >> Cancer Research   
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Researchers have identified genetic mutations underlying a childhood cancer of the nervous system called neuroblastoma. The mutations are the primary drivers behind the inherited form of the disease, and are also strongly associated with a non-inherited form that carries a particularly high risk of death. The mutations lie in a gene called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) that has been associated with an increased risk of other cancers, including a form of lung cancer.
(source: nature.com)
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