Cleveland Clinic Identifies Genetic Mutation in a Deadly form of Prostate Cancer

Dr. Nima Sharifi from the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute has claimed to have identified a genetic mutation in one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer. His finding, published online today in the journal Cell, shows that there is a mutation that occurs in an enzyme that is present in a drug resistant form [...]

INHERITED PROSTATE CANCER GENE IDENTIFIED

Men who inherit a mutation in the HOXB13 gene have a 10 to 20 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the study in the January 12, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Finally, the first major gene mutation associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer has been identified. [...]

The Role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Sure, we need more research about prostate cancer, but fortunately we also gain from research into other cancers. The commonly referred to breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2 might also increase a man’s risk for developing an aggressive strain of prostate cancer. According to a report in Reuters, men with prostate cancer who also carry [...]

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