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Cancer
Studies in the area of cancer reported from D.V. Konstantinova and co-researchers
March 19th, 2009
"Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common malignancy of the female reproductive system in the industrialized world. Similar to other common diseases, gene variations are believed to be able to alter an individual's predisposition to developing the disease," scientists writing in the journal DNA and Cell Biology report. "The CHEK2 gene encodes a tumor suppressor that takes part in various cell processes, including cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, and apoptosis. The polymorphic variant Ile157Thr in exon 3 of the gene has been demonstrated to enhance the risk of several types of cancer and at the same time to reduce the risk for developing other cancer types. To...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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