200px|Human Genetics A gene has been discovered that turns stem cells into cancer killers, promising new treatments that boost the body's ability to destroy tumors. South Korean scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology in Daejeon say that the gene, Vitamin D3 Upregulated Protein 1 (VDUP1), spurs stem cells to become natural killer cells . These components of the immune system can eliminate virus-infected and cancerous cells. Research leader Inpyo Choi says the team observed that VDUP1 plays a decisive role in causing stem cells to become natural killers. Besides determining the gene's importance to the immune system, Choi and colleagues have developed technology needed to spur the creation of natural killers from a person's own bone marrow stem cells. The research is reported in the journal Immunity .
200px|Human Genetics A has been discovered that turns into killers, promising new treatments that boost the body's ability to destroy tumors. scientists from the in Daejeon say that the gene, (VDUP1), spurs stem cells to become . These components of the can eliminate virus-infected and cancerous cells. Research leader Inpyo Choi says the team observed that VDUP1 plays a decisive role in causing stem cells to become natural killers. Besides determining the gene's importance to the immune system, Choi and colleagues have developed technology needed to spur the creation of natural killers from a person's own stem cells. The research is reported in the journal .
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