Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma

(Mayo Clinic) Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans. Researchers also demonstrated the ability to study race and racial admixture more accurately using DNA analysis. The findings were published today in Blood Cancer Journal.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/mc-mcr100818.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 10, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news