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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. … The findings eventually may help guide individualized patient … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer Institute, both part of the National Institutes of …
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Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dr. Carolyn Hutter was the director for the Division of Genome Sciences in the National Human Genome Research … NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research … Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics . Green ED, et al. Nature . 2020 …
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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 (such as ultraviolet rays in sunlight and …
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
… An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer. … Carcinogen, Mutagen, Cancer, Cell, Mutation, Tumor Suppressor Gene … An oncogene is a mutated gene that has the potential to cause cancer. Before an oncogene becomes mutated, it is called a …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Meltzer is a leader in the application of genome science to cancer research. His recent studies investigate the genetic … Asian Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma . Cancer Cell , 32(1):57-70.e3. 2017. Killian JK, Dorssers LC, … Reveal Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach as a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Variant . Am …
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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.
… Dr. Heidi Parker is an associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from … For nearly two decades, Dr. Parker has studied the genome of the dog and what it can tell us about how and …
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
… BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer. … Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutation, Genes, DNA Repair, Family Health … BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited …
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Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
… Genome editing is currently being applied to research on … nonhuman genomes is critical to help scientists understand the basic biology underlying disease, as well as to discover … editing as a treatment for disease. Many diseases from cancer to asthma have genetic bases. Through the application …
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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. … In the fall of 2022, Erica felt like she was on top of the world. She had just gotten married in the summer, had a … — the presence of cancerous cells. “When she said cancer, I was in complete denial,” said Erica. “I was in the …
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NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… Cancerous tumors are voracious. Once they have consumed all the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the body (metastasize) … Searching for clues about how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer, …