Atherosclerosis

Study results from University of Auckland provide new insights into atherosclerosis

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 11th, 2009

"of review To provide an updated summary of dietary mutagens and their potential role in the etiology of cancer and atherosclerosis. Recent findings Compelling evidence supports an accumulation of somatic mutations during carcinogenesis, leading to the activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes or both," investigators in Auckland, New Zealand report.

"There is also suggestive evidence that mutation provides an early event in atherosclerosis. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify genes associated with familial cancers and atherosclerosis, but genes involved in sporadic events are less well characterized. Many dietary components are...

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