Genetic association with aggressive prostate cancer discovered

Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 19:41 in Health & Medicine

A genetic connection to the aggressive form of prostate cancer has been discovered by researchers. The study showed a threefold increase in the risk of aggressive prostate cancer for men with the genetic mutation. The frequency of the gene variants varied from 6 to 14 percent of the population of men with prostate cancer.

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