20 octubre 2014
A genetic variant common in Latina women protects against breast cancer, an international research collaboration has found. The variant, a difference in just one of the three billion «letters» in the human genome known as a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), originates from indigenous Americans and confers significant protection from breast cancer, particularly the more aggressive estrogen receptor-negative forms of the disease, which generally have a worse prognosis.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/srLXFoiI8MI/141020085113.htm
