Scientists find potential new clues for identifying breast cancer risk
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
New research provides critical insights into how normal breast precursor cells may be genetically vulnerable to develop into cancer. Scientists discovered that a particular class of normal breast precursor cells have short chromosome ends (known as telomeres). As a result, these cells would be expected to be prone to acquiring mutations that lead to cancer if they managed to stay alive. These findings suggest new indicators for identifying women at higher risk for breast cancer.