Metadherin

Scientists in the US looking for genomic changes in breast tumor samples found that a gene called metadherin (MTDH) appears to play a dual role in both helping cancer spread ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's called metadherin, and it helps cells that break away from the original tumor stick to blood vessels in distant organs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Eventually, women with breast cancer may have their tumors screened for the presence of this gene, called "metadherin" or MTDH. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another soon-to-be published paper by Kang explains the role of the metadherin gene in prostate cancer metastases. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The scientists found the metadherin gene was switched on in up to 40 percent of all breast cancers, and the gene was repeated many times in breast tumors with the worst prognosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The gene also seems to help cancer cells resist traditional chemotherapy, so a woman with too many metadherin genes would need some form of unconventional treatment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A new study reveals that the metadherin gene (MTDH) plays a role in both cancer metastasis and resis ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Functional studies of the metastasis gene metadherin (MTDH ❋ Unknown (2009)