Genetics
New genetic cause of a childhood kidney cancer discovered
Genetic mutations in a gene called REST have been shown to cause Wilms tumour, a rare kidney cancer that occurs in children.
Nov 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors' ability to work out which women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a major study of more than 65,000 women has shown.
Apr 8, 2015
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Genetics
Genetic discovery about childhood blindness paves the way for new treatments
Finding genes for retinal degenerations has immediate benefits for people living with blindness and vision loss, their families, and their physicians. Establishing a genetic cause confirms the clinical diagnosis at the molecular ...
Jan 12, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study makes case for wider gene testing in bowel cancer
Up to a quarter of patients with bowel cancer who have a family history of the disease could have the causes of their cancer identified through gene testing, a new study reports.
Jan 5, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Current way of detecting gene mutations misses people at high risk of cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Research led by a University of Manchester academic on the BRCA gene mutation in the Jewish population shows that the current process of identifying people which relies on assessing someone's family history, ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Genetics
Many US doctors wary of genetic testing
(HealthDay)—Many American doctors may not support genetic testing in patients without a major family history of certain illnesses, suggests a new survey of physicians. The report appears in the Nov. 13 issue of the New ...
Nov 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic testing could improve breast cancer prevention
Scientists used mathematical models to show that analysing genetic data, alongside a range of other risk factors, could substantially improve the ability to flag up women at highest risk of developing breast cancer.
Nov 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Large panel genetic testing produces more questions than answers in breast cancer
While large genetic testing panels promise to uncover clues about patients' DNA, a team of researchers from Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)has found that those powerful tests tend to produce more questions than ...
May 14, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
The gene family linked to brain evolution is implicated in severity of autism symptoms
The same gene family that may have helped the human brain become larger and more complex than in any other animal also is linked to the severity of autism, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic screening can identify men with advanced prostate cancer
Screening men with a family history of prostate cancer for a range of gene mutations can identify those who are at high risk of aggressive forms of the disease and in need of lifelong monitoring, a new study has shown.
Feb 20, 2014
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