Gene can lead to lung cancer in non-smokers
Mutations in the gene could lead to a 'significantly higher risk' of lung cancer among those who have not smoked cigarettes. The
research, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggests that targeting the gene could lead to new treatments for the disease, and also identify high risk patients early…
Ping Yang, from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, USA, led an international team which examined DNA samples from 754 people who had never smoked.
Telegraph, 3/21/2010
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Tags: Cancer, Dr. Ping Yang, Lung Cancer, non-smokers
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