Ludwig study elucidates mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of some breast tumor

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Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells are relatively sensitive to the deprivation of an essential amino acid known as methionine. It has, however, long been unclear what causes such marked dependency on methionine.

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