A Genetic Mutation May Help Explain Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

A rare genetic mutation could help to explain why some people who don’t smoke still develop lung cancer.

Scientists found a rare inherited mutation that dramatically raises lung cancer risk in people who never smoked

Lung cancer is so closely associated with smoking that people who have never smoked may assume their risk is extremely low.
European Medical Journal

Specific Gene Mutations May Explain Male Infertility Phenotypes

Different gene mutations may determine the severity of male infertility and influence reproductive options. Read more.
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Rare Gene Mutation Raises Lung Cancer Risk 60-Fold in Non-Smokers

A massive genetic analysis reveals a rare mutation that drives lung cancer risk sharply higher in non-smokers, suggesting ...
Cancer Therapy Advisor

Gene Mutation Identified That Increases Lung Cancer Risk

(HealthDay News) — A mutation in the EGFR gene is associated with a significantly increased risk for lung cancer, with the risk higher in never smokers, according to a study published in Science.
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Diagnostic Gene Hotspot Found in a Rare Childhood Muscle Disease

Clinical analysis of 49 patients with congenital nemaline myopathies (NMs), an ultra-rare class of muscle diseases that cause muscle weakness and respirato | Genetics ...
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Mutation May Explain Humans' Higher Cancer Risk

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...
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Gene mutations may explain some spontaneous spinal fluid leaks

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why some people develop a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...
Medical Xpress

'Jumping gene' helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians

Researchers at McGill University have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite ...

Why are gifted individuals born? A scientific explanation of genetics, environment, and the mutation theory

The reasons why gifted individuals are born are not singular; it is considered the result of a combination of numerous innate genes overlapping with subsequent environmental stimuli, leading to the ...
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‘Jumping gene’ helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians

Researchers at McGill University have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite ...