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Targeting aggressive prostate cancer

Collaborative study shows how non-coding RNAs fuel cancer growth (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A team of researchers from UC Davis, UC San Diego and other institutions has identified a key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer. Published on August 14, 2013 in Nature, the study shows that two long non-coding RNAs (PRNCR1 and PCGEM1) activate androgen receptors, circumventing androgen-deprivation therapy. In their active state, ...

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