Cancer Genetics – News and Features

A diverse array of biological medicines are now used to prevent and treat a wide range of illnesses. This article will discuss the development of cell lines in biopharma and will touch on key considerations, such as future manufacturability.

A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA are twice as likely to relapse and three times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis.

Researchers have released a groundbreaking study identifying 4,749 key gene clusters, termed “prognostic modules,” that significantly influence the progression of 32 different types of cancer.

The largest and most diverse investigation into prostate cancer genetics yet, which included major increases in representation among men from different racial and ethnic groups, has revealed 187 new risk variants.

New research has discovered that breast cancer cells expressing the Myc gene rely heavily on vitamin B5 to grow and survive, which could potentially be exploited as a therapeutic avenue.

Vaccinating both girls and boys against HPV is the best way to prevent cervical cancer, reports a new study. Gender-neutral vaccination induces herd immunity that will help to eradicate cancer-causing virus types.

A new study has revealed that tobacco smoke can cause specific DNA changes that can prevent anti-cancer proteins from being fully constructed, representing one way that tobacco smoking causes cancer.

An international team of researchers has discovered that formaldehyde, a widely spread pollutant and common metabolite in our body, interferes in the epigenetic programming of the cell.

Aspirin has been shown to reduce colorectal cancer risk and inhibit cancer progression. A new study has revealed the molecular mechanisms behind these effects.

In the late 1970s, the relationship between the c-Src gene and cancer was discovered. Since then, c-Src has been found to be overactivated in half of colon, liver, lung, breast, prostate and pancreatic tumors, but its function is not yet understood.