I'm sure it's probably incorrect and premature to read too much into this study, but I found the following quote interesting.
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Amazingly, the ability of cancer cells to adhere and migrate on their environment and invade into surrounding tissue were prevented by SHANK protein -- a molecule previously studied in the central nervous system and linked to autism, describes graduate student Johanna Lilja.
Could this mean that cancer might be inhibited by the same protein that's linked to autism? I'm sure there's a flaw in my logic here, but it's an interesting thought!
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 120632.htm
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