Specific Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 19:28 in Health & Medicine

Cancer cell biologists have identified a distinct gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development. They say this gene -- known as RGS17 -- could result in a genetic predisposition to develop lung cancer for people with a strong family history of the disease.

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