SNPs in Non-Cancerous Tissue May Differ From Those In Blood, Study Finds

A new paper by Montreal researchers is providing evidence that the gene variants found in some non-cancerous tissues may differ from those present in blood samples from the same individual. The researchers, who were studying a condition called abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA, found that SNPs in a gene called BAK1 were different in aortic tissue than in blood samples, even in samples taken from the same individuals