Genetic abnormality may increase risk of blood disorders
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 09:24
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) have shown for the first time that a tendency to develop some blood disorders may be inherited. Their research, published online in Nature Genetics, identifies a common genetic sequence abnormality that enhances the likelihood of acquiring a mutation in a gene linked to certain blood diseases...