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Cancer genetics and genomics
Cancer genetics and genomics is the study of how our genetic profiles are linked to the onset or progression of malignancies. Mutations leading to cancer can be inherited or acquired (also called somatic). Cancer genetics and genomic studies evaluate how such mutations relate to cancer. Additionally, genetic and genomic studies can determine how an individual will respond to therapy and may help determine the best course of treatment for cancer.
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JUN 21, 2016Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo ...JUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2016Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2016Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases ...JUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...JUN 08, 2016Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2016Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T ...JUN 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Long regions of seemingly unimportant strands of DNA were named ‘junk DNA’ and long thought to be unimportan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that the human genome instructs our bodies on what proteins to make using molecules called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2016Cancer
A group of immune-related genes could predict survival for patients battling with a brain cancer type known as glioblast ...MAY 28, 2016Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive ...MAY 27, 2016Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer, also known as melanoma. To prevent this, doctors often a ...MAY 23, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are learning not to dismiss something just because they do not understand it. In the realm of studying non-c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 20, 2016Cancer
Location, location, location! Researchers have found that colorectal patients whose tumor is located on the left side of ...MAY 19, 2016Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Although the genetic code is famous for its double helix and not its quadruple helix, it is known to occur in other form ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2016Cancer
For colorectal cancer caused by mutations in the RAS gene, the anticancer drug cetuximab remains the most formidable def ...MAY 13, 2016Cancer
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JUN 21, 2016
Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo
...
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2016
Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2016
Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases
...
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T
...
JUN 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long regions of seemingly unimportant strands of DNA were named ‘junk DNA’ and long thought to be unimportan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that the human genome instructs our bodies on what proteins to make using molecules called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2016
Cancer
A group of immune-related genes could predict survival for patients battling with a brain cancer type known as glioblast
...
MAY 28, 2016
Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive
...
MAY 27, 2016
Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer, also known as melanoma. To prevent this, doctors often a
...
MAY 23, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are learning not to dismiss something just because they do not understand it. In the realm of studying non-c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 20, 2016
Cancer
Location, location, location! Researchers have found that colorectal patients whose tumor is located on the left side of
...
MAY 19, 2016
Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 17, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Although the genetic code is famous for its double helix and not its quadruple helix, it is known to occur in other form
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2016
Cancer
For colorectal cancer caused by mutations in the RAS gene, the anticancer drug cetuximab remains the most formidable def
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cancer
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