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Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

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Flinders University researchers have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to ...

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Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumour growth.

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Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...