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Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have found. In the study, … Quick Facts, Q&A, graphics, glossary, a brief guide to genomics and a media library of images can be found at …
Genetic Disorders
Colon cancer is a malignant tumor of the large intestine that affects both men and women.
… Colon cancer, a malignant tumor of the large intestine, affects both men and women. In the United States, approximately 160,000 new … Cancer National Cancer Institute Colon Cancer Alliance Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Familial …
Genetic Disorders
Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
… Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men aside from … die from prostate cancer than white men. Hispanic/Latino and Asian-American men are less likely to develop prostate … For more information about genetic counseling go to the Genetics Home Reference . There are companies that will soon …
Event
On August 15-16, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored a meeting Perspectives in Comparative Genomics and Evolution at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland.
… Institute (NHGRI), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored a meeting Perspectives in Comparative Genomics and Evolution at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Steven Benowitz … Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified … number of possible therapeutic targets for this disease and potentially identify a greater number of patients with … Quick Facts, Q&A, graphics, glossary, a brief guide to genomics and a media library of available images can be found …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… was particularly meaningful to me as a St. Louis native and a former medical student, graduate student, postdoctoral … are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the … the field of genomics.  …  After more than a decade, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) program is drawing to an end. A …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… their low blood sugar. Now, an oncogene shared by dogs and humans points to another way that canines may come to our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in … NIH Distinguished Investigator and chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, who played a …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered … with potentially important clinical implications - in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human … Quick Facts, Q&A, graphics, glossary, a brief guide to genomics and a media library of available images can be found …
Educational Resources
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
… Cancer … Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled … uncontrollably. There are many different types of cancer, and each begins when a single cell acquires a genomic change (or mutation) that allows the cell to divide and multiply unchecked. Additional mutations can cause the …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic Medicine Branch houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the development of new therapies for patients with genetic disorders.
… The Metabolic Medicine Branch (MMB) houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the … Program, and faculty members are active in the medical genetics/genomics and genetic counseling training programs, outreach …