Faulty gene linked to prostate cancer risk

A large germline deletion in the Chek2 kinase gene is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer
, according to a study published online in the journal Nature Genetics.

The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the University of California, San Francisco, US, found that the deletion was present in about 1 in 10 men with prostate cancer.

The deletion was also present