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Study investigates how genetic variants contribute to increased risk of lung cancer – News-Medical.Net
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for both men and women. While risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for both men and women. While risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18% of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants. New research led by Baylor College of Medicine investigates how genetic variants contribute to increased risk of lung cancer.
The researchers performed whole exome sequencing on germline (inherited) DNA from eight large-scale datasets,…
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