History Of Inherited Cancer Mutation In America

A gene mutation responsible for the most common form of inherited colon cancer is older and more common than formerly believed, according to a recent study.The findings provide a better understanding of the spread and prevalence of the American Founder Mutation, a common cause in North America of Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome that greatly increases a person’s risk for developing cancers of the colon, uterus and ovaries.

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Filed under: Colorectal Cancer on May 15th, 2008