Scientists discover new DNA regions associated with three cancers

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

Researchers working on an international gene-hunting project identify new genetic markers linked with breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.A massive gene-hunting effort involving hundreds of scientists has identified 74 newly discovered regions of DNA that are associated with breast, ovarian and prostate cancers — diseases that strike about half a million Americans every year.

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