C EGFR T790M gene variant face roughly 25 times the lung cancer risk of noncarriers, according to the largest-yet study of ...

The inherited mutation substantially increases the chance of developing lung cancer, including in people who don't smoke.

A rare genetic mutation could help to explain why some people who don’t smoke still develop lung cancer.

Lung cancer is so closely associated with smoking that people who have never smoked may assume their risk is extremely low.

Every time a cell divides, its chromosomes must be distributed correctly between the two daughter cells. Central to this ...

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers in Queensland and the United States discovered that the human X chromosome attracts an unusual kind of DNA mutation, potentially doubling the ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on mutation processes that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic conditions ...

A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The ...

De genetische mutatievariant is in verband gebracht met een 62 keer hoger risico op het ontwikkelen van longkanker.

One rare inherited mutation raised lung cancer risk more than smoking did, and the effect was strongest in people who never ...