The Mormans' genetic legacy. (heredity and colon cancer) From: Saturday Evening Post | Date: November 1, 1988| Author: Waldholz, Michael | COPYRIGHT 1988 Saturday Evening Post Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE MORMONS' GENETIC LEGACY

A study of Mormon families reveals definite evidence that heredity plays a major role in the formation of colon cancer.

Salt Lake City, Utah--When Brigham Young led the Mormons across the jagged Wasatch Mountains and into this desert basin about 140 years ago, he never could have prophesied the legacy they would leave to modern science. By studying the unusually large Mormon families who reside near here, scientists today are beginning ...

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