Genetic abnormalities frequently occur in a tumor-suppressor gene called caspase 8.

On the one hand, it seemed to be what is called a tumor-suppressor gene, designed to help block unruly cell growth.

The company is already in early stages of human testing of a mouthwash containing a tumor-suppressor gene.

If a mutation inactivates a tumor-suppressor gene, cell multiplication can continue unchecked.

The finding supports the claim that p53 is a tumor-suppressor gene, designed to somehow stanch unruly cell growth.

Surprisingly, none of the 16 tumor-suppressor genes found so far have such a phosphate-removing role.

The 1p36 region contains a number of tumor-suppressor genes, which are genes that act to prevent cell growth.

Such instability largely cause wide-spread silencing of genes with primary impact on tumor-suppressor genes.

Because of these properties, the p53 gene is known as a tumor-suppressor gene.

Researchers have recently discovered a set of tumor-suppressor genes, which are thought to work with oncogenes.