The liver has an unusual amount of polyploid cells which have multiple extra copies of each gene. These cells are less likely than normal cells to transform into cancer cells after chronic liver damage. These findings address a long-standing mystery in liver biology by suggesting that polyploidy suppresses the development of cancer.

By July 27, 2020
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