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Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dr. Carolyn Hutter was the director for the Division of Genome Sciences in the National Human Genome Research … NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research … serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior staff scientist …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients. They have developed an algorithm that sorts … to their clinical and biological relevance to a patient's cancer. … The findings eventually may help guide … Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer …
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A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
… … A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. … Cancer, Tumor, Genetic Mutation, Chemical … A carcinogen is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Meltzer is a leader in the application of genome science to cancer research. His recent studies investigate the genetic … Asian Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma . Cancer Cell , 32(1):57-70.e3. 2017. Killian JK, Dorssers LC, …
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Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from … laboratory of Dr. Elaine Ostrander at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, established the first classification …
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
… is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer. … Carcinogen, Mutagen, Cancer, Cell, Mutation, Tumor Suppressor Gene … An oncogene is a mutated gene that has the potential to cause cancer. Before an oncogene becomes mutated, it is called a …
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
… found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer. … Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutation, Genes, DNA Repair, Family Health …
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NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the body (metastasize) … how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers … the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, a part of NIH. "In addition, …
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Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
… Genome editing is currently being applied to research on … editing as a treatment for disease. Many diseases from cancer to asthma have genetic bases. Through the application …
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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening. … In the fall of 2022, Erica felt like she … — the presence of cancerous cells. “When she said cancer, I was in complete denial,” said Erica. “I was in the … (NICHD) and senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Center for Precision Health …