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New research reverses the understanding of kidney tumor growth – News-Medical.Net
Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (U of U) discovered that two key proteins have opposite roles than what was previously believed.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 12 2020
Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) discovered that two key proteins have opposite roles than what was previously believed. The proteins HIF-1α and HIF-2α regulate the response to regions of low oxygen (hypoxia) in a solid tumor.
Hypoxia is known to increase the aggressiveness of tumors, which is caused by the a…
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