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Saturday, 23 March 2013

Inherited Genetic Variations in Childhood Leukemia Have a Major Impact

There are nearly 20,000 to 25,000 genes in humans that carry instructions for assembling the proteins that do the work of cells. Work led by St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital found that children who inherit certain variations in four particular genes are at much higher risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study also showed that Hispanic patients were more likely than patients of European or African ancestry to inherit high-risk ...

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Friday, 22 March 2013

Genetic Testing can Help Pinpoint BPH Patients With Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer

A new study has revealed that patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carrying prostate cancer a (PCa) risk alleles are a potential target population for PCa screening and follow-up. The study was presented yesterday at the 28th Annual EAU Congress in Milan. The study aimed to evaluate the genetic predisposition of patients with BPH to developing prostate cancer, with findings suggesting that genetic testing may offer a new tool to identify BPH patients ...

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