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Old 11-20-2009, 12:10 PM   #1
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Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers

A team of scientists from the US and the UK have shown that blocking an enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) that causes tissue to stiffen reduces the likelihood of abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue turning into tumors, suggesting that LOX and similar enzymes could be new targets for effective anti-cancer drug therapies.

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