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The Cancer Genome Atlas identified molecular subtypes to help clinicians determine which tumors are more aggressive and which will respond to treatment.
… subtypes that will help clinicians determine which tumors are more aggressive and which are more likely to … in the two PTC types, allowing them to characterize tumors and determine both the pathway a tumor uses to send … therapies. The study also showed that BRAF -driven tumors have a broader range of genetic complexity than …
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A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
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Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… to explore therapies in defined sets of patients whose tumors have specific genomic abnormalities. Stomach cancers … complex statistical analyses of molecular data from 295 tumors. They used six molecular analysis platforms including … DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, and protein arrays. Tumors in the first group, which represented 9 percent of the …
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
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Dr. Douglas Stewart is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… increases the risk of various benign and malignant tumors in affected individuals. His research group … among a variety of novel NF1 phenotypes, including glomus tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Stewart's group is …
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Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
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Klinefelter syndrome is a condition that occurs in men as a result of an extra X chromosome. The most common symptom is infertility.
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Huntington's disease is an inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of brain and muscle function.
… inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of brain and muscle function. … Huntington's Disease, Genetic … inherited disorder associated with the progressive loss of brain and muscle function. Symptoms usually develop during …