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Cancer cells use an aging gene to their advantage
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in…
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‘Rescue mutations’ that suppress harmful DNA changes could shed light on genetic disorders
New insights into the ability of DNA to overcome harmful genetic changes have been discovered…
Multi-gene testing could detect more hereditary cancer syndromes
Up to 38.6% of people with colon cancer who have a hereditary cancer syndrome (including…
Scientists reveal role of genetic switch in pigmentation and melanoma
Despite only accounting for about 1 percent of skin cancers, melanoma causes the majority of…
ASCO 2021: Molecular profiling of tumour tissue can benefit many young patients with cancer, study suggests
Testing solid tumours for genetic changes that can be targeted by drugs has revolutionised the…
Certain anticancer therapies may accelerate cellular aging
New research indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the…
Cataloging cells to pinpoint origins of breast cancer
What if you could predict which cells might become cancerous? Breast tissue changes dramatically throughout…
Phase transition inside the nucleus provides oncogenic function to mutant p53 in cancer
Cancer has been recently shown to be affected by protein clusters, particularly by the aggregation…
New mapping technique reveals epigenetic drivers of cancers
Scientists have made major advances in understanding and developing treatments for many cancers by identifying…
Cancer cells hijack the 3D structure of DNA
In cancer, a lot of biology goes awry: Genes mutate, molecular processes change dramatically, and…