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Error-prone DNA replication and repair may lead to mutations and cancer in individuals who inherit a mutant copy of the BRCA1 gene, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery has potential ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Patients with cancers that are driven by certain mutations occurring in response to DNA damage can be safely treated with two drugs, olaparib and adavosertib, if they are given in sequence rather than concurrently.
Oct 27, 2022
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A simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study reports.
Oct 21, 2022
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Two new discoveries led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators help improve the understanding of what drives the development of ovarian cancer and why some women's tumors do not respond to therapy.
Oct 10, 2022
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Scientists from The University of Manchester have shown that testing for two gene families linked to a lifetime epithelial ovarian cancer risk of between 5% and 20% has a much higher than expected detection rate.
Oct 4, 2022
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In a May publication in iScience, researchers led by Ludwig Johns Hopkins's Ashley Cook, Nicolas Wyhs, Kenneth Kinzler and Shibin Zhou described their creation of a panel of isogenic—or genetically identical—cell lines designed ...
Sep 20, 2022
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In a recent study published in JAMA Oncology, investigators from the University of Bergen, in collaboration with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study in the U.S., reported epigenetic gene silencing in normal tissue to ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Certain genetic variants found in prostate tumors of men of African descent were associated with African ancestry, according to two studies presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities ...
Sep 19, 2022
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How many years of healthy life does an individual with a specific genetic risk factor lose? New research from the University of Helsinki tries to provide an answer to this challenging question.
Sep 13, 2022
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Young Australians can now access a free DNA saliva test to learn whether they face increased risk of some cancers and heart disease, which can be prevented or treated early if detected, in a world-first DNA screening study.
Aug 22, 2022
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