Treatment Category Profile

Treatment Name:	connexin43	Known as: Also Known As:	cx43
Treatment Type:	Gene Therapy	Status:	Unknown
Connexin43 is a gene that makes proteins that form a communication system between cells. Cell growth is uncontrolled and extremely rapid when there is not enough cx43 available. In vitro work has demonstrated that adding the gene to tumor cells can reverse RCC growth.

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	1 Northwest Hospital Scientists Tap Tumor-Suppressing Properties of cx43 Gene Doctor's Guide Mar 18, 1997