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Study identifies thousands of high-risk cancer gene variants

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Cambridgeshire: Scientists have uncovered over 5,000 genetic variations that allow some malignancies to grow, as well as a possible therapeutic target for treating or even preventing these cancers from arising.

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and the University of Cambridge evaluated the health effects of genetic alterations in BAP1, a 'tumour defence' gene. 

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