A Woman Had Cancer 12 Times by Age 36. Her Genes Showed Something Never Seen Before

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When Spanish scientists came across a strange case of a woman who had experienced 12 different types of tumor before the age of 36, they decided to dig a little deeper to find out why she was so susceptible to cancer.

The 36-year-old woman was first treated for cancer at the age of two. At the age of 15, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.

With the permission of the woman and her family, an international team of researchers, led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Center, took samples of blood and used single-cell DNA sequencing to look at the genetic mutations inside thousands of individual cells. Mutations in the gene aren't unknown – in fact, members of the woman's family carried one. But this is the first time both copies of the gene have been found to carry this particular change.In this woman, the mutation was causing

are condensed packages of DNA that come in an 'X' shape and form when a cell is about to undergo mitosis or cell replication.

 

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