New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops - Telegraph

New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops - Telegraph

New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops

People who develop cancer have shorter telomeres, the caps at the end of chromosomes which protect the DNA

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Telomeres sit at the end of chromosomes like the caps on shoelaces to prevent DNA from fraying 

By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor

12:00AM BST 01 May 2015

^{Telomeres sit at the end of chromosomes, and protect the tightly bound strands of DNA}