Research shows how even one faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene can fuel breast cancer
People inherit two copies of each gene—one from each parent—an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of them doesn't function.
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Genetic Phenomena: News and Research on Genes, Tumor Suppressor
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Researchers unravel how a breast cancer gene affects fertility
University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene sharply increase a person's risk of developing breast cancer, and ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression
A new study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is shedding light on a novel role of breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) in tumor suppression.
Oct 25, 2024
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Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island
People with grandparents from a remote Scottish island are more likely than the rest of the U.K. population to have a version of a gene that increases cancer risk.
Oct 24, 2024
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Scientists discover proteins in meat, milk and other foods suppress gut tumors
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative medical sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered that food antigens like milk proteins help keep tumors from growing in our guts, specifically the small intestines. ...
Sep 18, 2024
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New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified
A team of doctors and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never smoked.
Sep 11, 2024
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Olaparib may be effective without hormone therapy for some men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer
The anti-cancer drug olaparib may be effective in treating biochemically recurrent prostate cancer without accompanying hormone therapy for men who have mutations in genes such as BRCA2, according to results of a Phase II ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Genetic testing advances help women with high risk of breast cancer avoid surgery
Researchers are discovering new genes linked to breast cancer and refining evaluation of risk to help spare women from life-changing surgery.
Aug 20, 2024
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BRCA1 gene mutation may increase the risk of impaired fertility, study shows
People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, Monash University-led research has confirmed in preclinical models and human tissue samples.
Jul 31, 2024
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Novel AI method could improve tissue, tumor analysis and advance treatment of disease
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Brown University have developed a new computational method to analyze complex tissue data that could transform our current understanding of diseases and how we treat them.
Jun 6, 2024
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