/channels/news_feeds/all/term/and%20Human%20Genetics/rss en /channels/channels/news/jumping-gene-helps-explain-elevated-pancreatic-cancer-risk-french-canadians-372978 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Researchers at 91������ have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this “jumping gene” cause.</p> <p>The findings, published in the <i>Journal of Medical Genetics</i>, suggest better-targeted genetic testing could help identify people at higher cancer risk who were previously missed.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gene.jpg?itok=1rPSe7GY" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 19 May 2026 14:13:42 +0000 webfull 218189 at /channels