Saturday, November 17, 2012

Tracking Genetic Susceptibility to Mesothelioma

Only 10 percent of those who are exposed to asbestos
really develop mesothelioma cancer

Mesothelioma Help reports that according to researchers from the Human Genetics Foundation in Turin, only 1 out of every 10 people exposed to asbestos are actually at risk pleural mesothelioma cancer. This is because of the genes, where “certain combinations of gene variants may create sensitivity to asbestos fibers, perhaps by altering cell division rate.”

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