Scientists develop method to kill leukaemia cells
15 March 2013 7:40 AM IST
In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a method to ‘kill’ leukaemia cells, which may lead to new treatments for the cancer.
Scientists at Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have demonstrated that leukaemic cells can be eradicated by removing a carbohydrate modification displayed on the cell’s surface.
The discovery is an important advance against leukaemia, a cancer of malignant white blood cells that multiply uncontrollably, said director of Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics, Professor Mark von Itzstein.
Scientists at Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have demonstrated that leukaemic cells can be eradicated by removing a carbohydrate modification displayed on the cell’s surface.
The discovery is an important advance against leukaemia, a cancer of malignant white blood cells that multiply uncontrollably, said director of Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics, Professor Mark von Itzstein.
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