Genetic 'Hotspot' For Breast Cancer Risk
Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 16:07
in Health & Medicine
Investigators have identified a new genetic hotspot for breast cancer. They have identified a region on chromosome 6 that is strongly associated with breast cancer susceptibility in Asian women. This genetic "locus" may help guide efforts to find the specific genes linked with sporadic -- or noninherited -- forms of the disease, the authors suggest.
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