The causes of 40% of all cases of certain medulloblastomas -- dangerous brain tumors affecting children -- are hereditary. A genetic defect that occurs in 15% of these children plays a key role by destabilizing the production of proteins. The researchers suspect that protein metabolism defects could be a previously underestimated cause of other types of cancer.
from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401130829.htm
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