University of Arizona study links Y chromosome loss with cancer growth

A new study from the University of Arizona found cancer cells are selectively targeting and eroding Y chromosomes in men to allow tumor growth.

The loss of the Y chromosome is a common genetic change in aging men, usually found in blood cells. It also occurs in cancer cells.

This was previously thought to be an all-or-nothing event, but researchers at UA found that Y chromosome loss takes place more on a spectrum…

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