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Rare genetic mutation allows British woman, 75, to feel no pain | UK News
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Scientists have uncovered how a rare genetic mutation in a British woman allows her to live an almost pain-free life and never feel anxious or afraid. Experts from University College London (UCL) have discovered how mutations in the FAAH-OUT gene work at the molecular level, enabling Jo Cameron to not experience pain. The same biological…
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Gene mutation which increases risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to Orkney islands | UK News
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A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage. Scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have found that one in one hundred people with grandparents from the islands off the north-eastern coast of Scotland, have a mutation of the gene BRCA1. It…