Cancer

New data from Z.K. Stadler et al illuminate research in cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 2nd, 2010

According to recent research from the United States, "Knowledge of the inherited risk for cancer is an important component of preventive oncology. In addition to well-established syndromes of cancer predisposition, much remains to be discovered about the genetic variation underlying susceptibility to common malignancies."

"Increased knowledge about the human genome and advances in genotyping technology have made possible genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of human diseases. These studies have identified many important regions of genetic variation associated with an increased risk for human traits and diseases including cancer. Understanding the principles, major...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-11-02)

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