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Genetic mutation in some Ashkenazi Jewish men may be linked to higher prostate cancer risk, study shows

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A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has identified a recurrent frameshift mutation, called F722fs, in the MMS22L gene among men of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry that is associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer and increased sensitivity to a specific anticancer therapy. 

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