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Study reveals human-specific link between advanced carcinomas and a unique gene – News-Medical.net
Humans are more prone to develop carcinomas compared with our closest evolutionary cousins, the great apes.
Humans are more prone to develop carcinomas compared with our closest evolutionary cousins, the great apes. These cancers begin in the epithelial cells of the skin or the tissue that covers the surface of internal organs and glands, and they include prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. A new study published in FASEB BioAdvances reveals a human-specific connection between advanced carcinomas and a gene called SIGLEC12.
Additional studies related to this gene, which has several uniquely…
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