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Identification of polymorphisms in cancer patients that differentially affect survival with age.
Aging - 20 Oct 2017
Doherty Aoife, Kernogitski Yelena, Kulminski Alexander M, Pedro de Magalhães João
Abstract excerpt
The World Health Organization predicts that the proportion of the world's population over 60 will almost double from 12% to 22% between 2015 and 2050. Ageing is the biggest risk factor for cancer, which is a leading cause of deaths worldwide. Unfortunately, research describing how genetic variants affect cancer progression commonly neglects to account for the ageing process. Herein is the first systematic...
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