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Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… and remain separate from other neighborhoods. … This Genome Advance of the Month highlights a landmark study in … switch from a different genetic neighborhood, turning on a cancer-growth gene. The research team was led by Bradley E. … in energy production, seemed to have no relevance to cancer. Dr. Bernstein and his colleagues found that when the …
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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 … Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer …
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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 … A carcinogen is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment …
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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, …
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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 National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from … laboratory of Dr. Elaine Ostrander at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, established the first classification …
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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 … 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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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
… found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer. … Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutation, Genes, DNA Repair, Family Health …
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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 … the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, a part of NIH. "In addition, …
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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 … editing as a treatment for disease. Many diseases from cancer to asthma have genetic bases. Through the application …
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Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… genetics. In 1991, Dr. Chandrasekharappa joined the Human Genome Center at the University of Michigan. As the director … genomic research for NHGRI investigators. As head of the Cancer Genomics Unit, his research efforts led to the … to study the molecular pathogenesis in FA. … The Cancer Genomics Unit (CGU) focuses on adopting genomic …