The CNIO discovers a link between a rare form of anemia and cancer

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)) More than 20 percent of people affected by Diamond-Blackfan anemia, a rare disease, develop various types of tumors throughout their lives.CNIO researchers have created the first animal model with this type of anemia that also recapitulates the predisposition to cancer.The finding, published in the journal Cell Reports, could potentially improve current treatments for this type of anemia, which, to date, are only effective in resolving the ...