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Scientists in China have identified a gene variant which appears to protect Chinese people from various types of cancer

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STONERS
April 22, 2007, 4:26 p.m.
"We have identified a variant of the CASP8 gene that appears to be associated with lower risk of lung, oesophageal, gastric, colorectal, cervical and breast cancers in Chinese people," Dongxin Lin of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing wrote in an e-mail to Reuters.
It is well known that the gene caspase-8 (CASP8) regulates cell death. Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is important because it prevents cells from dividing and spreading uncontrollably, a process that can result in cancer.
However, scientists know little about the variants of this gene and the roles they play in cancer susceptibility.
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UBCONFUSE
April 23, 2007, 11:53 a.m.
Too bad they have not found one to protect them from aging Communist and an oppressive military. Sooner or later, China will have a General running the country.