University of Virginia Team Identifies Gene That Could Halt Spread of Cancer.

Byline: University of Virginia Health System

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A gene may be responsible for halting the spread of cancer through the body, according to scientists at the University of Virginia Health System. The gene, called RhoGDI2, could also be used as a warning to help catch the spread of cancer in patients earlier. A multidisciplinary team of scientists, led by Dr. Dan Theodorescu, professor of urology and molecular physiology at U.Va., used advanced DNA technology to discover that low levels of RhoGDI2 were found more often in invasive cancer than in localized cancer. Their findings are published in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer …