Sugar levels linked to breast cancer invasion
Sugar levels linked to breast cancer invasion
ByHemanth CSHemanth CS / Updated: Jan 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
IISc researchers observed that
Researchers of the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have recently found out that differences in sugar levels drive breast cancer invasion. The research team led by Ramray Bhat, assistant professor, Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, IISc, revealed that a specific sugar, which is known as 2,6-linked sialic acids, is expressed at different levels on the surface of different breast cancer cells.
“Until recently, we believed that malignant tumour (a cancerous tumour) is a singular entity, consisting of