News tagged ‘Genetics’ clear
- A gene whose existence was detected only a couple of years ago may
increase women's risk of breast cancer when inherited in a mutated form,
and may contribute to prostate cancer as well, researchers at
Dana-Farber and colleagues in Finland report in a new study.
Tags: BreastCancer, Genomics, Genetics
- A study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Broad
Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard
University provides the first demonstration of a practical method of
screening tumors for cancer-related gene abnormalities that might be
treated with "targeted" drugs.
Tags: BasicResearch, Genomics, Genetics
- Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown in a laboratory
study that revving up a crucial set of muscle genes counteracts the
damage caused by a form of muscular dystrophy.
Tags: Genomics, Genetics
- A team led by Dana-Farber scientists has developed a more human-like
mouse model of cancer they say will aid the search for cancer-causing
genes and improve the predictive value of laboratory drug testing.
Tags: Genomics, Genetics
- Dana-Farber scientists show a previously unsuspected gene can
also influence transcription factors and potentially disable tumor
cells.
Tags: ColonCancer, Genetics
- Dana-Farber researchers have identified previously unknown
mutations in a single gene in 8 percent of neuroblastomas, which account
for around 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths.
Tags: BasicResearch, Genetics
- Researchers working in genomics and molecular biology have demonstrated that a surplus of a gene known as GOLPH3 can spur cancer cell growth.
Tags: Genomics, Genetics
- Deprived of androgen hormones, the receptor finds an alternative genetic
pathway to continue growth of prostate cancer cells. An understanding
of this behavior could lead to new therapies targeting specific genes.
Tags: BasicResearch, ProstateCancer, Genetics
- Nine-fold higher pancreatic cancer risk suggests people with this genetic syndrome should be closely monitored.
Tags: ProstateCancer, Genetics
- Discovery of gene activity signature suggests patients with breast
tumors resistant to commonly used chemotherapy drugs could be treated
instead with more effective therapies.
Tags: Genetics