Sentences with phrase «other vulnerability genes»

Equally interesting is that the gene variant occurs in 47 percent of the population — in other words, it is just one contributing factor, and it probably works in concert with other vulnerability genes.

Not exact matches

The research published by GenoMEL has identified inherited genes which increase melanoma risk which are pigment genes (affecting skin colour and vulnerability to sunburn), genes which are associated with having more moles (melanocytic naevi) and others associated with a part of the genetic makeup of the cell called the telomere.