The Philadelphia chromosome
a mutant gene and the quest to cure cancer at the genetic level
Examines the history of modern genetic cancer research and treatment, which began with scientist David Hungerford in Philadelphia, 1959. Hungerford discovered a missing piece of human DNA; today that missing piece has been linked with chronic myeloid leukemia, and research on it has led to several instances where cancer has been treated at the genetic level.
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