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This is an image of a genetic plot showing results from a GWAS study of never-smoking Asian women; the image is overlaid on a lung X-ray.

Gene variations linked to lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women

November 13, 2012

An international group of scientists has identified three genes that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The discovery of specific genetic variations, which have not previously been associated with lung cancer risk in other populations, provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique genetic characteristics that distinguishes it from lung cancer in smokers.

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