Patient Zero for a Colon Cancer Gene

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 22 2008 4:54 p.m. MST

Geneology - How it helped track down the original gene mutation that leads to a hereditary form of colon cancer. Time.com writes about research University of Utah's Hunstman Cancer Institute did which tracked down the founder genetic mutation back to Mr. and Mrs. George Frey, who set sail from England and arrived in Weymouth, Mass., in the 1630's.

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