News tagged with aberrations
Baby's genome deciphered prenatally from parents' lab tests
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a baby in the womb without tapping its protective fluid sac. This non-invasive approach to obtaining the fetal genome is reported in the June 6 issue of ...
Genetics
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Autism may be linked to abnormal immune system characteristics and novel protein fragment
Immune system abnormalities that mimic those seen with autism spectrum disorders have been linked to the amyloid precursor protein (APP), reports a research team from the University of South Florida's Department of Psychiatry ...
Immunology
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Cell-CT: A new dimension in breast cancer research
Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern.
Cancer
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Gene mutation can allow proteins to gather, spark tumor growth
Prostate cancer is generally treated as if it's a single disease. But researchers have discovered a new type of the cancer that appears to affect 15 percent of patients, a finding that paves the way for better diagnosis and ...
Cancer
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Fusion gene contributes to glioblastoma progression
Fusion genes are common chromosomal aberrations in many cancers, and can be used as prognostic markers and drug targets in clinical practice.
Cancer
Jan 09, 2013 |
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A new mechanism that contributes to the evolution of cancer
Cancer arises from the accumulation of mutations and structural changes in chromosomes, which in some cases give rise to combinations that favour the growth or expansion of the disease. In this context, chromosomes tend to ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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New computational pipeline analyzes tumor images, may help predict response to cancer therapy
(Medical Xpress)—How's this for big data: A whole-slide image of a tumor section can be ten billion pixels. There can be thousands of such images in the tumor cohorts maintained by The Cancer Genome Atlas ...
Cancer
Feb 01, 2013 |
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