Mechanism affecting risk of prostate cancer found
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A research group has identified a mechanism related to a transcription factor that binds much more strongly onto a particular SNP variant, thereby initiating a genetic program that enhances prostate cancer proliferation and metastasis. The study opens up an important new direction in investigating the mechanisms related to the way in which SNP variations cause an elevated risk of prostate cancer and other human diseases.