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Sequencing offers clues to progression toward multiple myeloma
Researchers have carried out the largest genomic analysis of patients with SMM to explain the biology of the disease and how it unfolds through time...
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Leukaemia protective role of Y chromosome gene discovered
Scientists have discovered the first leukaemia protective gene that is specific to the male-only Y chromosome...
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Genomic analysis unravels complexities of the most common form of lymphoma
Genomic analysis has shown a better framework for understanding lymphoma’s many forms and will help to predict individual patient outcomes and guide personalised treatment.
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New insights into the origins of mutations in cancer
Scientists use data from human cancers and C. elegans to understand mutational causes of cancer...
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Genetic catalyst identifies the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Researchers have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria...
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Scientists mine gene responses to existing chemotherapies to facilitate precision cancer treatment
Scientists utilise computational biology techniques in a bid to enable doctors to use targeted therapies for cancer patients.
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Scientists find that dectin-1 receptor protects against allergies
Contrary to previous notions that the receptor dectin-1 causes allergic reactions, new research from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that it actually prevents this response, indicating new targets for allergy and asthma drugs.
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New machine learning algorithm uncovers time-delayed interactions in cells
Scientists have designed a new machine learning algorithm that uses time-series data to uncover underlying biological networks.
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Harnessing the power of genomic sequencing augments diagnosis and treatment of lymphoid cancer
A new study has established that hybrid-capture sequencing is the method of choice for sequencing “actionable” gene mutations across the most common forms of lymphoid cancer.
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New body of resistance gene research has potential to combat superbugs
Scientists in Denmark have made it possible to rank the risk of resistance genes and predict the evolution of existing and future drugs.
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Precise genetic cause of rare hypertension syndrome is discovered
Scientists at the Berlin Institute of Health have discovered how mutations in a new disease gene CLCN2 cause the unusual inherited form of high blood pressure: Familial hyperaldosteronism type II.
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OTUD7A gene identified as key player in 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome
Researchers have identified in a mouse model OTUD7A as the gene that accounts for many characteristics of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome...
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Scientists uncover the secret to how piRNAs defend the genome
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered the mechanism by which small RNA molecules (piRNAs) locate and silence foreign invading genes, whilst avoiding ‘self’ genes.
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Researchers uncover the origins of leprosy and reason for its drug resistance
Scientists in Switzerland have developed the tools to sequence genes from the leprosy bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, revealing information about its origins and reasons behind its resistance to drugs.
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Energy storehouses in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Research into the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on how mitochondria structures function has revealed that a highly toxic beta amyloid protein disrupts normal function.
