![Human colon cancer cells with the cell nuclei stained red and the protein E-cadherin stained green. E-cadherin is a cell adhesion molecule and its loss signals a process known as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in which cells acquire the ability to migrate and become invasive.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2024/01/colon-cancer-cells-NCI-feature-600x400.jpg)
January 16, 2024
Study finds Black patients with metastatic colorectal cancer have distinctly different gene mutations than white patients
“To our knowledge, this is the first prospective trial to look at gene mutations using state-of-the-art gene sequencing in this population,” said study author and UNC Lineberger member Naim Rashid, PhD.