Goodbye Y: Men Who Smoke Have Missing Male Chromosomes

Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

Smoking cigarettes is linked to the disappearance of the Y chromosome in the blood — a side effect that might explain why men who smoke are at greater risk for cancer than women who smoke.

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