'Faulty Gene' Find Gives New Hope in Breast Cancer Battle [Eire Region]

Daily MailOctober 06, 2009

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SCIENTISTS have announced a breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer after discovering a faulty gene involved in half of all cases of the disease, which kills 650 women in Ireland every year.

The gene - called NRG1 - is also implicated in 50 per cent of bowel and prostate cancers and a quarter of cancers of the ovary and bladder.

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'Faulty Gene' Find Gives New Hope in Breast Cancer Battle [Eire Region]

Cancer charities hailed the find as a 'major step forward' and one of the most imp...

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