Discovery could lead to more effective treatments for cancers

Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer . The protein is LSD1 (lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A), which functions as a type of traffic cop inside human cells . Scientists believe they can achieve far greater success to slow or stop cancer growth in stem cells by instead short-circuiting the chemical reaction leading to its overexpression .

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