Archive for the tag 'breast cancer'

Jun 01 2008

SNPwatch: Gene Variant May Be a Strong Predictive Factor in Breast Cancer Treatment and Survival

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]

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May 08 2008

Researchers Identify Function of SNP in Breast Cancer Susceptibility

Published by ErinC under news

Multiple studies have indicated that a SNP in the FGFR2 gene can increase the risk for breast cancer. Results published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology show how.
It turns out that the riskier version of this SNP increases the amount of the FGFR2 protein that is made by cells, which can [...]

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