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Scientists have discovered that some Chinese people carry a gene variant that protects them against cancer. A variant of the same gene, caspase-8 (CASP8), was discovered earlier this year to afford some Western women protection from breast cancer. In US men, caspase-8 is involved in cell-signaling regulation by the androgen receptor and may play a role in prostate cancer.
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Breast cancer researchers report that a variation in the gene caspase-8 (CASP8) may offer modest protection against the disease. This is the first common genetic variant to be definitively linked to breast cancer. Researchers many others will follow in the years ahead.
CASP8 is involved in programmed cell death, a defense mechanism that allows cells to commit suicide rather than develop into a tumor.
The variant found, One hypothesis about D302H is that the variant may enhance the body’s ability to clear cancerous cells.
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