Gene Mutations That Cause Leukemia Identified By Scientists
The breakthrough could save lives by helping doctors identify leukemia earlier. Researchers at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, in Scotland, looked at the role of specific cells that produce all the other blood cells in the body. The cells, called “hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells,” are vital to the development of human blood. They can carry nasty mutations that can increase a person’s risk of leukemia, and if lots of these mutations develop, the risk of cancer increases even more....