Scientists identified a gene that increases the risk of cancer from meat

1/3 of the population have an increased risk of getting bowel cancer by eating processed meats.





Sausages, bacon, sausages can double the risk of cancer in carriers of a particular gene. Such foods are themselves instigators of cancer, but gene mutations in thirty percent of the population increase this risk even more. The researchers analyzed data from 10 medical and nutritional studies, in General 18 000 participants.





Scientists say that the gene rs4143094, which was previously associated with several forms of cancer increased the risk by 20%.

The protein encoded by this gene plays an important role in the immune system. "The possibility that genetic variants that may alter individual risk for disease based on diet, is still not fully understood, but represents a new perspective on the development of the disease," said Li Xu, the study's author from Seattle.



Source: nauka24news.ru/