New SNPs from Testicular Cancer GWAS [News in Brief]

Two new genome-wide association studies identify 30 new risk variants for testicular cancer. One study suggests that genes involved in transcription regulation during development and microtubule assembly promote development of the disease. The second study implicates genes involved in mitochondrial metabolism, germ cell maturation, and DNA damage repair.
Source: Cancer Discovery - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: News in Brief Source Type: research