DYRK1a gene, Leukemia, and EGCG- BIg news?

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Risk for Leukemia in people with DS is linked to DYRK1A gene overexpression/triplication in the following new study released the 22nd Feb. "Unraveling why children with Down syndrome have increased leukemia risk"http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/joci-uwc021612.phpGood news, though. I searched my computer for dyrk info, and.....Other researchers have achieved "diet induced reduction of active Dyrk1" when measuring brain effects of DYRK1. Actually, they were able to get genomic expression UNDER the standard two gene copies' worth of proteins....by giving EGCG Green Tea Extract!! "Green Tea Polyphenols Rescue of Brain Defects Induced by Overexpression of DYRK1A"www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19242551 (full study is free

there)therefore, is it true, that EGCG also would lower risk for Leukemia, and even perhaps could even be a treatment (?)Liora