健康观察:医学家最近发现乳房大小与乳腺癌的患病率有关

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最近发表在医学遗传学杂志上的文章指出,七列乳房中单核苷多态体显著与乳房的大小有关,其中三列与乳腺癌相关。
http://www.lbnelert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/HEALTH-WATCH.jpgHEALTH WATCH: Does chest size matter? For a leading genetics company, it does when it comes to predicting the likelihood of breast cancer. For the first time, there’s a genetic link between breast size and breast cancer risks, according to a new study from 23andMe. The study, which was recently published in BMC Medical Genetics, identifies “seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs also correlated with breast cancer.”