Asthma genes prevent against brain cancer

A common brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been shown to be correlated with asthma prevalence in that asthma genes are protective of the brain tumor. Symptoms of the GBM include headache, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, it is more common over 65 years old and is often fatal. It is unknown how the findings of the asthma gene variants convey protection against GBM.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Earth times.org

Related Disease Topics:

• Brain cancer
• Brain tumor
• Glioblastoma multiforme
• Asthma

Related Symptom Topics:

• Headache
• Tiredness
• Nausea
• Vomiting

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About: Asthma genes prevent against brain cancer

Date: 17 July 2005

Source: Earth times.org

Author: Bharat Rathode

URL: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/3551.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of brain cancer
• Cause of brain tumor
• Cause of glioblastoma multiforme
• Cause of headache
• Cause of tiredness
• Cause of nausea
• Cause of vomiting
• Risk and asthma
• Risk and brain cancer
• Risk and brain tumor
• Risk and glioblastoma multiforme
• Risk and headache
• Risk and tiredness
• Risk and nausea
• Risk and vomiting
• Research and brain cancer
• Research and brain tumor
• Research and glioblastoma multiforme
• Research and asthma

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