Study shows mutation in 1 gene cause many cancers

A new study by scientists at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC- James) showed that a mutation in 1 gene showed a link between the development and severity of certain types of cancers. The mutation of the gene, called PTEN, can be passed to a child from the mother causing Cowden syndrome. This syndrome has already been linked to high cancer risk and high cancer severity of multiple organs in the body. The reason people with Cowden syndrome vary so significantly with cancer is unknown, but "[t]he animal study, however, linked specific mutations in the gene to distinct kinds of cancer in organs targeted by the syndrome." It was shown that in people with Cowden syndrome the mutation of the gene actually helped progress the cancer in those effected organs. The mutation of PTEN can also occur in normal body cells leading scientists to believe even further the link between cancer and the gene mutation. I think this article is significant because it shows how powerful your genetics are in your development and future. The mutation of one gene can lead to the catastrophic take down of the entire body. It amazes me how fragile, yet durable our human system actually is.

article: www.breakthroughdigest.com/medical-news/study-shows-that-mutations-in-1-gene-cause-many-cancers/