Researchers identify variations in 4 genes associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer

An international research team co-led by cancer prevention researcher Ulrike «Riki» Peters, Ph.D., M.P.H., and biostatistician Hsu Li, Ph.D., at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified variations in four genes that are linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Peters and colleagues from 40 institutes throughout the world published their findings online ahead of the April print issue of Gastroenterology.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/fhc…