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Different Cancers Can Share Genetic Signatures
NIH-funded researchers analyzed the DNA of these cancers. Cancer is a disease of the genome. It arises when genes involved in promoting or suppressing cell growth sustain mutations that disturb the...
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Creative Minds: Interpreting Your Genome
Credit: Jane Ades, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH Just this year, we’ve reached the point where we can sequence an entire human genome for less than $1,000. That’s great news—and rather...
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Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers: Moving Toward More Precise Prevention
Caption: “Homologous Hope” sculpture at University of Pennsylvania depicting the part of the BRCA2 gene involved in DNA repair.Credit: Dan Burke Photography/Penn Medicine Inherited mutations in the...
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New ‘Liquid Biopsy’ Shows Early Promise in Detecting Cancer
Caption: Liquid biopsy. Tumor cells shed protein and DNA into bloodstream for laboratory analysis and early cancer detection. Early detection usually offers the best chance to beat cancer....
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Detecting Cancer with a Herringbone Nanochip
Caption: Lab on a chip with herringbone pattern. Inset shows exosomes. Credit: Yong Zeng, University of Kansas, Lawrence and Kansas City The herringbone motif is familiar as the classic, V-shaped...
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Encouraging News for Kids with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Caption: This photo goes back a few years. I’m talking to a child with neurofibromatosis type 1 during the search for the NF1 gene, which was discovered in 1990. Credit: University of Michigan Bio Med...
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