Study finds diet and alcohol alter epigenetics of breast cancer

Researchers from Brown University and the University of California San Francisco have found that epigenetic changes to DNA in breast cancers are related to environmental risk factors and tumour size, providing a window into the severity of the disease. The study is published in today's edition of PLoS Genetics. The researchers found that epigenetic profiles of tumours had a direct association with diet, alcohol, and tumour size...

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