ID1 Protein Boosts Lung Cancer in Smokers, Non-Smokers; Potential Anti-Oncogenic Target
July 19th, 2011
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2011) — Lung cancer is strongly correlated with smoking, and most lung cancer patients are current or former smokers. But it is not rare in nonsmokers. Now, a team of researchers from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, shows that a protein called ID1 is a key player in lung cancer in both smokers and nonsmokers. The research is published in the July issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology.