Archive for the tag 'FGFR2'

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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