News for September 2nd, 2008

Study explores genetic link to asbestos disease

Results of a recently completed study reveal a possible genetic predisposition to developing asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma and asbestosis. Findings were published August 7 in BMC Genomics, an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of gene mapping, sequencing and analysis, functional genomics, and proteomics.

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