Longer telomeres linked to risk of brain cancer
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 04:01
in Health & Medicine
New genomic research led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists reveals that two common gene variants that lead to longer telomeres, the caps on chromosome ends thought by many scientists to confer health by protecting cells from aging, also significantly increase the risk of developing the deadly brain cancers known as gliomas.