The Cleavage Countdown: 8 Facts About Breasts
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MadameNoire
Size Matters
Whether you wear a double-A or double-D cup is likely partly due to your genes, with researchers pinpointing seven genetic markers (called SNPs) responsible for breast size. The study, detailed in the June 30, 2012, issue of the journal BMC Medical Genetics, also found that two of these markers are also linked with breast cancer; that suggests some of the same biological pathways may underlie normal breast growth and breast cancer. However, that is not to say breast size is linked to breast cancer, the researchers cautioned.
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