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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: mutations

mutations stories: 2 news summaries
h1n1 outbreak

Swine Flu Mutation Worries Norway Scientists

CDC official says it's no cause for alarm

Nov 20, 09 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Norwegian scientists say they've discovered a mutated version of swine flu in two patients who died and another who is severely ill. The mutation "could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause more severe disease," said the nation's health institute.... More »

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Norway • mutation • mutations • World Health Organization • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Gene Doesn't Alter Cancer
Survival Rates

Breast cancer triggered by BRCA1 and BRCA2 no more lethal than other forms

Jul 12, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women who carry one of the two known breast-cancer-causing genes—BRCA1 and BRCA2—are more likely to  be diagnosed with the disease before 50, but they're not more likely to die from it than other breast-cancer patients, a new study concludes. Tracking the 10-year survival rates of women in 22... More »

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cancer • Israel • health • breast cancer • DNA • cancer research • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • genes • mutations • survival rates

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