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A the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors has identified mutations in the TAF1 gene.
… genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors to date, National Human Genome Research Institute … also demonstrated that the mutation profiles of CCEC tumors are sometimes similar to other types of uterine … at identifying genes that are mutated (changed) in the tumors of patients with clinically aggressive forms of …
Genetic Disorders
Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
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Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… DNA methylation in a variety of gynecological tissues and tumors (from top to bottom, respectively) (Sánchez-Vega et … whose epigenetic state is commonly altered in epithelial tumors from 15 distinct types of cancer, providing a … she is pursuing the role of the methylator phenotype in tumors, characterized by extensive methylation of the tumor …
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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.