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First seeds of kidney cancer sown in adolescence
The earliest critical genetic changes that can lead to kidney cancer have been mapped by…
Browsing: Genetics
Researchers find unique genetic patterns for sub-types of bowel cancer
A University of Otago, Christchurch, researcher has for the first time identified unique genetic patterns…
Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test
Jane Tiller, Monash University and Paul Lacaze, Monash University You might be intrigued by what…
Sure, cancer mutates, but it has other ways to resist treatment
Fabian V. Filipp, University of California, Merced Because of advances in drug design and precision…
Scientists map the genetic evolution of childhood leukaemia
The key genetic events responsible for initiating the early stages of a type of childhood…
When a genetic test result for breast cancer comes out of the blue
By Deborah Smith, UNSW Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who learn they carry a…
Accurately diagnosing genetic disease prevents cancer, saves lives
A single, upfront genomic test is more effective for detecting in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients…
Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs
DNA has an important job-it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research…
Cancer comes back “all jacked up” on stem cells
After a biopsy or surgery, doctors often get a molecular snapshot of a patient’s tumour.…
Risk of a second breast cancer can be better quantified in women carrying a BRCA mutation
The risk of a second breast cancer in patients with high-risk BRCA gene mutations can…