Obese genes cause skin cancer

New research shows that people who carry the gene are obese to be at risk for malignant tumors, especially skin cancer.

As we all know overweight and obese people with high BMI (Body Mass Index), there is a high risk of a myriad of dangerous diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer. uterine letter .

People with obese genes are more likely to get skin cancer than normal people. Illustration.

But after examining tumor samples in more than 13,000 cancer patients and 60,000 normal people around the world, scientists have found that the risk of melanoma has nothing to do with the weight-to-weight ratio. Associated with those carrying 1 intron, variants of the FTO gene - the most important genetic factor of obesity.

'The effect of the FTO gene has a broader effect than previously anticipated and is highly related to malignant tumors, especially skin cancer , ' said Dr. Mark Iles, a University of Leeds cancer specialist. United Kingdom said.

'This exciting finding is likely to provide a new direction for drugs to treat melanoma , ' said Julie Sharp, Information Science Manager at the Cancer Research Institute.