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Cholesterol metabolite induces production of cancer-promoting vesicles

June 9, 2021

Scientists working to understand the cellular processes linking high cholesterol to breast cancer recurrence and metastasis report that a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism causes some cells to send out cancer-promoting signals to other cells. These signals are packaged in membrane-bound compartments called extracellular vesicles.


June 9, 2021


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