Oncology & Cancer
Gene screenings hold disease clues, but unexplained anomalies often raise fears
When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant.
Feb 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New test provides fast and accurate diagnosis of liposarcomas
Researchers have leveraged the latest advances in RNA technology and machine learning methods to develop a gene panel test that allows for highly accurate diagnosis of the most common types of liposarcoma. It quickly and ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Medications
Minority patients miss out on cystic fibrosis drugs due to genetic test limitations
There is an impassioned debate taking place in medicine on whether race-based considerations should be a factor in research, diagnoses, or treatments. Those on one side assert that race should be ignored entirely because ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Genetics
New technique identifies important mutations behind Lynch syndrome
Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer. While 90% of cases are in people older than 50, there is an as-yet unexplained rising incidence in younger people.
Jan 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer risk and disease-causing mutations in women over age 65
Women with the onset of breast cancer over age 65 often do not qualify for genetic testing, yet little is known about the frequency of disease-causing mutations in breast cancer predisposition genes in this population. In ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Genetics
New York City's coronavirus outbreak spread from more European sources than first reported
The COVID-19 pandemic started earlier than previously thought in New York City and Long Island by dozens of people infected mostly with strains from Europe. A new analysis also shows that most of the spread was within the ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
People have different susceptibilities to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop varying degrees of fever, fatigue, and breathing problems—common symptoms of the illness. What might explain this ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Guidance issued for genetic testing in prostate cancer
(HealthDay)—As a result of the Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference, hosted by Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center-Jefferson Health and the Department of Urology at Jefferson, recommendations have been developed for ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Genetics
Major cause of rare genetic mitochondrial disease identified
A cutting-edge study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has given hope to families of children born with a fatal heart muscle disease caused by faulty cell machinery.
Jul 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mutating coronavirus: what it means for all of us
An important milestone in the fight against COVID-19 came in early January 2020, when the entire viral genome of the novel coronavirus that causes the diseasewas sequenced for the first time. Since then, the full coronavirus ...
Jun 23, 2020
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