Get this! Discovered Height Genes Could Lead to New Treatments for Arthritis & Cancer

We all have height genes, which are 90% responsible for determining our height as an adult (the other 10% can be affected by external factors such as diet). Research has suggested that these genes explain a whole range of important biological processes. This research has identified 20 sections of genetic code linked to height and this discovery may also lead to new treatments for arthritis and cancer.

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, Exeter in the UK, explain that their findings have given insight into how the body grows and could also explain how conditions such as osteoarthritis and cancers develop.

The discovery of the "height gene" was made last year after examining DNA samples from more than 30,000 people across Europe. It identified the regions of code which make a difference of up to six centimetres in height.

Hopefully such findings will eventually lead to new treatments for diseases such as arthritis and cancer which affect so many around the world.
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