Race-specific cancer mutation found

jane2007 submitted, created time 9 months 1 week (www.nature.com)

Researchers have identified a specific genetic mutation raises the risk of colon cancer in Caucasians by 10% but not in Japanese.

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In Epilepsy Genes, Two Wrongs Do Make a Right

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Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be “seizure-protective,” said Baylor College of Medicine researchers the journal Nature Neuroscience.

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Insurers Weigh Testing for Cancer Genes

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (hosted.ap.org)

"Insurers are considering screening applicants for genes associated with certain types of cancer, and may ask for an exception to a moratorium on using such tests for insurance policies, the British government said Wednesday."

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