Faulty Gene Doubles Risk of Prostate Cancer (HealthDay

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Faulty Gene Doubles Risk of Prostate Cancer
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are missing sections of the CHEK2 kinase gene -- which programs production of a chemical that alerts the body to DNA damage -- are nearly twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as other men, a new study finds.

 
 

 
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