Oncogene news from around the world
Study highlights undiscovered potential of bacterial compounds and genes linked to colon cancer-related toxin
The last two decades have seen the development of sophisticated computational tools that explore the…
Browsing: Genetics
Tumour ‘signatures’ could provide key to more accurate treatment for deadliest cancers
Scientists have found a way to identify and interpret ‘signatures’ that reveal the complex genetic…
Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous – a new method to differentiate between them could lead to better treatments
Ryan Layer, University of Colorado Boulder Most of the roughly 40 trillion cells of your…
ASCO 2022: Endocrine sensitivity test predicts survival benefit of dose-dense chemotherapy for patients with HR+ breast cancer
A new genomic test designed to measure endocrine sensitivity of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer has…
ASCO 2022: Patient-facing screening tool could increase detection of individuals with inherited cancer risk
Nearly one million people in the United States are affected by Lynch syndrome – a…
Genetic “hotspots” could point to new cancer treatment strategies
Many cancers contain similar genetic “hotspots” — areas of DNA that are likely to be…
Study modeling tumour evolution reveals a vulnerability for cancer prevention and therapy
Though the mutations accumulated by cancer cells occur more or less randomly, certain regions of…
Scientists increase the odds of identifying cancer-causing mutations before tumours take hold
The path to cancer prevention is long and arduous for legions of researchers, but new…
Tracing a cancer’s family tree to reveal key evolutionary moments
Over time, cancer cells can evolve to become resistant to treatment, more aggressive, and metastatic…
Common genetic mutation allows cancer cells to gain extra chromosomes which help them survive
Scientists have found a genetic mutation that results in cancer cells being able to tolerate…