NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians – today said findings from its myeloma DNA bank identified genetic links to bone disease in multiple myeloma, a cancer of cells in the bone marrow, that in some cases can also include bone deterioration. These findings also may both support and explain associations that have been observed between environmental toxins such as dioxins and benzene, and an increased risk for myeloma. The findings were made with resources from Bank On A Cure® (BOAC), the world’s first repository of DNA samples created to advance the understanding of myeloma. They will be presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Hematology in Atlanta on December 11th (Abstract #816).
