The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has uncovered possible genetic origins of breast cancer that spreads to the brain, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
Feb 10, 2014
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In a first-of-its-kind exploratory study, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has identified a potential gene associated with the initiation of the most common cause of liver damage.
Sep 1, 2015
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a long medical name for the most common form of liver cancer, a malignancy whose incidence has nearly doubled over the past decade, making it the fastest growing type of cancer in the U.S., ...
Apr 8, 2019
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A team of researchers report a significant genetic association linked to an aggressive form of melanoma in a study published today in the journal Genome Research. Acral lentiginous melanoma, or ALM, is an uncommon type of ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Despite those velvet paintings of poker-playing dogs smoking pipes, cigars and cigarettes, our canine friends really don't use tobacco. But like many humans who have never smoked, dogs still get lung cancer.
Aug 20, 2019
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Precision medicine, using the power of the human genome to diagnose and treat patients, is about to get even more precise.
Jun 22, 2020
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Cryptococcus gattii, a virulent fungus that has invaded the Pacific Northwest is highly adaptive and warrants global "public health vigilance," according to a study by an international team led by the Translational Genomics ...
Jul 15, 2014
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All humans experience some cognitive decline as they age. But how is it that some people in their 80s and beyond still have memory capacity of those 30 or more years younger?
May 30, 2018
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Findings of a nationwide study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that a family's socio-economic status (SES) may influence children's composition of gut microbiome—the ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Barrow Neurological Institute have for the first time identified genetic risk factors that are linked to stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC), a rare ...
Nov 30, 2015
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