Research on mutation 'hotspots' in DNA could lead to new insights on cancer risks
New research from Indiana University has identified "hotspots" in DNA where the risk for genetic mutations is significantly elevated.
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New research from Indiana University has identified "hotspots" in DNA where the risk for genetic mutations is significantly elevated.
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Researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have used human and worm data to explore the mutational causes of cancer. Their study, published ...
May 1, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that a cellular mechanism preferentially protects plant genes from the damaging effects of mutation.
Jan 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Fewer than half of younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergo mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency of DNA testing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Oncology.
Nov 13, 2017
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A study published by IRB Barcelona in Nature Genetics demonstrates that the error (mutation) surveillance and repair system shows greater efficiency in the protein-coding regions of genes.
Nov 7, 2017
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Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators find. Published today (13 September) in ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Early-stage colon cancer patients could benefit in the future from specific genetic tests that forecast their prognosis and help them make the right decision regarding chemotherapy. Two of the biomarkers involved are the ...
Jul 26, 2017
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In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called 'mismatch repair' genetic defects, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute ...
Jun 9, 2017
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Earlier this week, for the first time, a drug was FDA-approved for cancer based on disease genetics rather than type.
May 26, 2017
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Younger colon cancer patients appear to have more than three times as many mutations in their tumors as older patients, which could lead to more effective treatment decisions, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive ...
May 17, 2017
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