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New leukemia treatment targets specific protein in blood, prevents cancer from developing – Study Finds
Leukemia stem cells usually hide in a patient’s bone marrow, but the study finds a new treatment can dislodge these cells from their protective tumors.
MARTINSRIED, Germany — Leukemia is a cancer of the blood which prevents the body from fighting infections. The disease’s stem cells usually hide in a patient’s bone marrow, but a study finds a new treatment can dislodge these cells from their protective tumors. Researchers in Germany say a therapy targeting a specific protein in the blood may provide new hope of treating leukemia.
A team from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried finds removing Kindlin-3 from blood cells in mice…
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