New CRISPR approach targets gene fusions found in 1 in 5 cancers

New CRISPR approach targets gene fusions found in 1 in 5 cancers

Peter Mac scientists have developed a way to precisely target the "unique molecular fingerprint" created when two genes become abnormally fused together, a discovery that could lead to a new way to treat a wide array of cancers.

Researchers in Australia develop method to target gene fusions in cancer

MELBOURNE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Researchers in Australia have developed a way to precisely target the "unique molecular fingerprint" created when two genes become abnormally fused together, potentially paving the way for more personalized cancer treatments. Researchers from Australia's Peter MacCallum Cancer Center and collaborating institutions described the method in Science Advances, aiming to develop programm