1 gene, 2 diseases: Sanders-Brown study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks
July 01, 2026
July 01, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 1 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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1 gene, 2 diseases: Sanders-Brown study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most -dementia and cancer -but in opposite ways.
The findings, recently pu . . .
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1 gene, 2 diseases: Sanders-Brown study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most -dementia and cancer -but in opposite ways.
The findings, recently pu . . .