Mutation map shows how key cancer gene drives tumor growth

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

Deep-learning algorithms enhance mutation detection in cancer and RNA sequencing

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed two innovative deep-learning ...
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Meta Applies Mutation Testing with LLM to Improve Compliance Coverage

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Blood Test Accurately Detects 81% Of Earliest Lung Cancers By Looking For Molecular Chaos

In A Nutshell Johns Hopkins researchers developed a blood test that catches 81% of stage IA lung cancers (the earliest, most ...
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Atypical mutation offers clues to personalized pancreatic cancer treatment

A new study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene mutation behaves differently from other variants. The study, published in ...
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Four Novel Dystrophin Point Mutations: Detection by Protein Truncation Test and Transcript Analysis in Lymphocytes from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies are allelic neuromuscular disorders which are caused by defects of the dystrophin gene, one third of which arising from new mutations. This 2.5-Mb ...
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Detecting early-stage cancers with a new blood test measuring epigenetic instability

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel liquid biopsy approach to identify early-stage ...