Scientists have discovered two gene mutations that appear at the same time in 71% of malignant melanoma tumors of skin cancer, according to AFP.
That's the discovery of American scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA).
These two mutations are found in a part of the genome that regulates genes.
Skin cancer is a deadly serious disease - (Photo: AFP)
This finding could help researchers better understand the disease and develop treatments for one of the most dangerous diseases in the world, or find a way to prevent the disease from developing.
When analyzing the data of the entire genome, they found two mutations in 17 out of 19 skin melanoma.
They then studied a large number of malignant tumors and found these mutations in 71% of tumors.
The study is published in the US Journal Science online journal.
