Why are only some cells “competent” to form cancer?
Right now, in your body, lurk thousands of cells with DNA mistakes that could cause…
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Genetic profile of tumour can indicate best treatment for brain cancer patients
Researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC), USA, have discovered a set of biomarkers…
Antibiotic repurposed to kill cancer cells with DNA-repair glitch
An antibiotic developed in the 1950s and largely supplanted by newer drugs, effectively targets and…
HMGA1 promotes gastric cancer growth and metastasis
Aging-US published “HMGA1 promotes gastric cancer growth and metastasis by transactivating SUZ12 and CCDC43 expression” which…
Master regulator gene found for brain cancer with the worst prognosis
Researchers at the CNIO and scientists from the School of Medicine of the University of…
Less stress for women who know their genetic risk for breast cancer
Women who found out their genetic risk for breast cancer had fewer regrets than those…
More genetic markers for inherited testicular cancer
A meta-analysis of nearly 200,000 men revealed 22 new genetic locations that could be susceptible…
Impact of KRAS isoforms in human cancers
KRAS was one of the first oncogenes to be identified, a few decades ago. It…
Why identical mutations cause different types of cancer
Why do alterations of certain genes cause cancer only in specific organs of the human…
Geneticists reveal how mutation causes childhood cancer; use drug to reverse its effects
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M…