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Desi sisters get stomach cut out to survive
Updated On: 12 December, 2009 07:21 AM IST | | Agencies
Born with a cancer gene, they didn't want to risk getting the disease
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Born with a cancer gene, they didn't want to risk getting the disease
Two sisters of Indian origin with a rare hereditary condition have chosen to have their stomachs removed to cut the risk of cancer.
Meeta and Ravindra Singh were born with a mutant E-cadherin gene, which affects an estimated 100 families in the world, giving them an 80 per cent chance of developing cancer.
Deaths in family
The gene has claimed the lives of their father, two uncles, their grandmother and their 20-year-old cousin.
Ravindra (29) opted to have her stomach removed as a precautionary measure in June after being diagnosed with the defective gene. This week, Meeta (25) underwent the same procedure.
Two sisters of Indian origin with a rare hereditary condition have chosen to have their stomachs removed to cut the risk of cancer.
Meeta and Ravindra Singh were born with a mutant E-cadherin gene, which affects an estimated 100 families in the world, giving them an 80 per cent chance of developing cancer.
Deaths in family
The gene has claimed the lives of their father, two uncles, their grandmother and their 20-year-old cousin.
Ravindra (29) opted to have her stomach removed as a precautionary measure in June after being diagnosed with the defective gene. This week, Meeta (25) underwent the same procedure.
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