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A new report describes a promising approach to studying neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition with limited treatment options. The condition causes a number of different cancerous and non-cancerous tumors to ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Neurogenetic disorders, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), are diseases caused by a defect in one or more genes, which can sometimes result in cognitive and motor impairments. Better understanding the neural underpinning ...
A study in mice by researchers at the School of Medicine indicates that brain injury can lead to brain tumors in susceptible individuals. For this study, they used mice that model people with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), ...
May 9, 2024
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A drug used to treat children with epilepsy prevents brain tumor formation and growth in two mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have made progress in exploring potential treatments for skin tumors associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Their findings in cell models have been published ...
Feb 13, 2024
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A combination of two cancer drugs could be effective against malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs)—soft tissue tumors that are stubbornly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation—according to a laboratory study ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Combining a pair of experimental drugs may help treat malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors with fewer harmful side effects, according to preliminary animal studies led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Up to 40% of rare diseases show facial alterations that enable researchers to identify some pathologies, and they can even help establish an early diagnosis. Historically, the visual evaluation and use of some classic anthropometric ...
May 10, 2023
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The Hereditary Cancer research group from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has led an international collaboration that has allowed the genomic characterization of the most commonly used cell lines derived ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of special education at the Peabody College of education and human development, and Bennett Landman, professor and chair of the Department ...
Mar 15, 2023
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