Second Gene Linked To Familial Testicular Cancer

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Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 06/29/2009 - 13:15

Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new research.

This is only the second gene to be identified that affects the risk of familial testicular cancer, and the first gene in a key biochemical pathway.

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