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Massagué identifies the key genes involved in brain metastasis

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La Vanguardia reports on the results of a new study by Joan Massagué on the genetic keys of metastasis, on this ocassion on the spread of breast cancer to the brain. Published in Nature, the study by the Adjunct Director of IRB Barcelona was undertaken in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York.

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The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).