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Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… is Chief and Distinguished Senior Investigator of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the … Dr. Ostrander joined the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in 1993, … revealing epidemiologic features of woman at risk for breast or ovarian cancer. Dr. Ostrander’s lab is best known, …
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A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
… A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. … Cancer, Tumor, Genetic Mutation, Chemical … is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment … A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. …
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
… is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer. … Carcinogen, Mutagen, Cancer, Cell, Mutation, Tumor Suppressor Gene … oncogene is a mutated gene that has the potential to cause cancer. Before an oncogene becomes mutated, it is called a … and it plays a role in regulating normal cell division. Cancer can arise when a proto-oncogene is mutated, changing …
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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening. … — the presence of cancerous cells. “When she said cancer, I was in complete denial,” said Erica. “I was in the best shape of my life, and I had no symptoms except early pregnancy symptoms. I couldn’t believe what she was …
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NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the body (metastasize) … how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers … DNA in skin cells, causing melanoma. If melanoma is caught early, before cancer cells leave the skin and move to lymph …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients. They have developed an algorithm that sorts … to their clinical and biological relevance to a patient's cancer. … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer Institute, both part of the National Institutes of …
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Supporting early career investigators at the cutting edge of genomics.
… Supporting early career investigators at the cutting edge of genomics … funding to six institutions as detailed below, to support early career researchers studying genome biology, genomic … and the Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. “NHGRI could not be more pleased to …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
… have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy. They conducted … an association between AAV and the occurrence of liver cancer. The present research addresses this problem in gene … documented a 50-70 percent higher occurrence of liver cancer in AAV-treated mice compared with a 10 percent liver …
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TCGA researchers have found that chromophobe renal cell carcinoma stems partly from gene alterations in the mitochondria, the cell's energy supplier.
… Media Availability Researchers in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have made a number of new … about the biology and development of a rare form of kidney cancer. … of the 66 ChRCC tumors studied, a high number for a rare cancer. The study revealed increased numbers of mitochondria …
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Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the … laboratory of Dr. Elaine Ostrander at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, established the first classification … genomic loci involved in complex morphological traits and cancer susceptibility. Dr. Parker has capitalized on the …