Gene Mutation Causes Skin Cancer in Majority
According to the latest findings, genetic mutation is the key culprit that triggers more than 70 percent of the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma. Scie...
According to the latest findings, genetic mutation is the key culprit that triggers more than 70 percent of the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma.
Scientists already knew that the gene BRAF get damaged or mutated in melanoma, but either this is the cause or the result was unclear.
But the latest findings revealed that first mutation occurs in the gene that leads to the skin cancer.
This study confirms that the gene mutation is the key factor that can stimulate the factors responsible for the skin cancer. Richard Marais, lead researcher of the study said, “it’s an established thought that excessive sun exposure can cause melanoma, but the adequate knowledge of genetic influence was not common before these findings.”
