New clues may link hereditary cancer genes to increased risk of cancer from alcohol
Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 20:31
in Biology & Nature
In laboratory experiments conducted on human cell lines, scientists have shown that people carrying certain mutations in two hereditary cancer genes, BRCA2 and PALB2, may have a higher than usual susceptibility to DNA damage caused by a byproduct of alcohol, called acetaldehyde.