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Unravelling breast cancer susceptibility
Aug 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a vital link between radiation sensitivity and breast cancer susceptibility.
Researchers identify colorectal cancer gene
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers published a study in the March 7th issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics identifying the hereditary components of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Tiny genes may increase cancer susceptibility
May 23, 2007 |
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New evidence indicates that small pieces of noncoding genetic material known as microRNAs (miRNAs) might influence cancer susceptibility. Differences in certain miRNAs may predispose some individuals to develop cancer, say ...
Researchers identify specific lung cancer susceptibility gene
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer cell biologists have identified a distinct gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development. They say this gene—known as RGS17—could ...
DNA differences may influence risk of Hodgkin disease
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A new analysis has found that certain variations in genes that repair DNA can affect a person's risk of developing Hodgkin disease. Published in the April 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...
Genetic 'hotspot' for breast cancer risk
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified a new genetic hotspot for breast cancer.
Gene elevating breast cancer risk also causes prostate cancer
Feb 08, 2007 |
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Cancer is a complex and common disease caused by a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. An inherited predisposition seems to be involved in at least 5–10 per cent of all cases of breast cancer. The two major ...
Study provides new clue to family risk for breast cancer
Apr 10, 2007 |
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An international team of researchers, led by Dr. William Foulkes of McGill University's Program in Cancer Genetics and Chief of Cancer Genetics, Jewish General Hospital Cancer Prevention Centre, has linked a particular genetic ...
Specific gene increases susceptibility to breast cancer
May 06, 2008 |
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Much work has been done to identify genetic variations that predispose women to breast cancer. Previous work showed that variants in the gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) were associated with increased ...
First confirmed common genetic risk factors for breast cancer
May 29, 2007 |
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The most powerful genetic analysis of the DNA codes of over 40,000 women -- including those with breast cancer as well as those without the disease – has uncovered five common genetic variants that increase an individual’s ...
Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruses
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a study published July 23rd in the open-access ...
Women more vulnerable to tobacco carcinogens, new results show
May 03, 2009 |
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Women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco, according to new results reported this week at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology (EMCTO), Lugano, Switzerland.
Predicting the risk of a common fungal infection after stem cell transplantation
Jun 20, 2008 |
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In silico genetic analysis in mice has led to the discovery of a gene affecting susceptibility to a severe fungal infection in transplant recipients. In a study published June 20th in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, invest ...
Birth size is a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer later in life
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Birth size, and in particular birth length, correlates with subsequent risk of breast cancer in adulthood, according to a new study published in PLoS Medicine by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medici ...
Risk of breast cancer and a single-nucleotide polymorphism
Jul 02, 2009 |
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The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) known as 2q35-rs13387042 is associated with increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER) -positive and -negative breast cancer, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of ...
