We currently know:

A. all of the genetic risk factors for most
cancers and many common diseases.
B. many genetic risk factors for some cancers
and common diseases.
C. the individual mutations that cause colon
cancer, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's
disease.
D. the individual mutations that cause breast
cancer, lung cancer, and inflammatory bowel
disease.
E. the combination of genetic risk factors that
cause skin cancer, lung cancer, and colon
cancer.


B

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