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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

New discovery could lead to new drugs for bowel cancer, study suggests

Scientists have revealed the inner workings of a key protein involved in bowel cancer, paving the way for new drugs to treat the disease.

The tankyrase protein is involved in a wide range of processes in the cell, which means it could lead to better and less toxic cancer drugs, researchers suggest.

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