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When good genes go bad and cancer arises, mutation normally gets the blame. But, newer evidence is challenging that one-dimensional view. Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, can also shut down tumor suppressor genes by causing changes in the chromosomal structure surrounding the gene as noted in this issue's Hot Papers.1,2
John Minna, director of the Hamon Center for...
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