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First Evidence That Obesity Gene is Risk Factor for Melanoma, University of Leeds Study

March 4, 2013 | 
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The gene most strongly linked to obesity and overeating may also increase the risk of malignant melanoma – the most deadly skin cancer, reveals research published in Nature Genetics.

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