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DCGN - decode Genetics find out risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) presented in the “Nature Genetics” - Sourced WhisperFromWallStreet.com
deCODE genetics, Inc.
DCGN - decode Genetics find out risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) presented in the “Nature Genetics” - Sourced WhisperFromWallStreet.com
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deCODE genetics, Inc.,DCGN
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COMPANY NEWS
Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Europe and the United States today present in the journal Nature Genetics the discovery of common genetic risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that affect people with fair and dark complexions alike. deCODE had previously discovered five common single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) linked to risk of BCC, the most common cancer in people of European descent. However, most of these earlier findings were also correlated with fair skin, well known to accompany vulnerability to the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
COMPANY INFORMATION
deCODE genetics, Inc., a bio-pharmaceutical company, develops and markets products for the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of common diseases. It offers DNA-based diagnostic tests to detect single-letter variations in the human genome (SNPs), such as deCODE T2, which detects SNPs associated with risk of type 2 diabetes; and deCODE AF, which detects SNPs associated with risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke. The company also provides deCODE MI, which detects SNPs associated with early-onset heart attack/myocardial infarction; deCODE ProstateCancer, which detects SNPs linked to prostate cancer; deCODE Glaucoma, which detects SNPs linked to risk of exfoliation glaucoma; and deCODE BreastCancer, which detects SNPs linked to risk of various forms of breast cancer.
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