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The plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane, is the membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
… Plasma Membrane (Cell Membrane) … The plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane, is the membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment. … Organelle, Nuclear …
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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 National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She also heads the Section … lab has applied these advantages to tackling problems in cell and organismal biology, and human disease, which have …
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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 … in fruit flies, is important in determining early cell-fate decisions. The Chandrasekharappa lab participated …
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A new study by scientists at NHGRI, suggests that iPSCs do not develop more mutations than cells that are duplicated by subcloning.
… developed the breakthrough technique to return any adult cell to its earliest stage of development (a pluripotent stem cell) and change it into different types of cells in the … mutations. A new study by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
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TCF1 (for T cell factor-1) is essential for the creation and persistence of disease-fighting antibodies in the bloodstream.
… Now, a team headed by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has found a promising new … that a transcription factor known as TCF1 (for T cell factor-1) is essential for the creation and persistence … Yun Ji, Ph.D, and Luca Gattinoni, M.D., of the National Cancer Institute; Jyoti M. Sen, Ph.D., of the National …
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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 …
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Un gen de susceptibilidad al cáncer es un gen que, cuando cambia (o muta) confiere a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer.
… a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer. … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or … gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer. Individuals who have inherited mutations in certain cancer-susceptibility genes have a lifetime risk of cancer …
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Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.
… Cell-Free DNA Testing … Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves … associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder. … Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves … and characterization of some cancers and to monitor cancer therapy. … Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory …
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Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death.
… Apoptosis … Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death. … Programmed Cell Death, Development, DNA Repair, Cancer, Tumor, Cell Division … Apoptosis is the process of … beyond repair. Apoptosis also plays a role in preventing cancer. If apoptosis is for some reason prevented, it can …
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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) … They published their findings February 6, 2017, in Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research . "These newly identified genes … the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, a part of NIH. "In addition, …