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Gene Localized

Researchers have found the region that is likely to contain a gene that's responsible for prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men. While they haven't isolated the gene itself, knowing its location will enable researchers to develop a genetic test for the disease, and should lead in short order to identifying the gene itself. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

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