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New Test May Help Predict Prostate Cancer
July 17, 2012 — Medical researchers have developed a genetic test to predict a man’s risk for prostate cancer. Use of the test could reduce the need for repeat biopsies in men who have had a negative ... > full story -
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Genetic Link to Rapid Weight Gain from Antipsychotics Discovered
July 17, 2012 — Scientists have discovered two genetic variants associated with the substantial, rapid weight gain occurring in nearly half the patients treated with antipsychotic medications, according to two ... > full story -
New Tools Facilitate Matching Cancer Drugs With Gene Targets
July 16, 2012 — A new study details how a suite of web-based tools provides the research community with greatly improved capacity to compare data derived from large collections of genomic information against ... > full story -
Transforming Cancer Into a Manageable Illness With Multi-Drug Approach
July 11, 2012 — A new, multi-drug approach to treatment could make many cancers manageable, if not curable, illnesses by overcoming resistance to certain drug treatments, a new study suggests. The findings suggest ... > full story -
Activity of Rare Genetic Variant in Glioma Validated
July 2, 2012 — Researchers have validated a link between a rare genetic variant and the risk of glioma, the most common and lethal type of brain tumor. The validation study also uncovered an association between the ... > full story -
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New Gene Mutations That Lead to Enlarged Brain Size, Cancer, Autism, Epilepsy Identified
June 29, 2012 — Scientist have discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or ... > full story -
Insights Into Primate Diversity: Lessons from the Rhesus Macaque
June 29, 2012 — The rhesus macaque has three times as much genetic variation as humans. However despite much of this extra variation within genes, protein function is not affected. Consequently damaging variations ... > full story -
Genome-Wide Analysis Shows Previously Undetected Abnormalities in Parents of Affected Children
June 24, 2012 — The use of genome-wide array analysis in parents whose children are suspected of having a genetic disease shows that the parents frequently also have previously undetected genetic abnormalities, a ... > full story -
The Biology of Tumor-Derived Microvesicles
June 21, 2012 — A new article discusses the biology of tumor-derived microvesicles and their clinical application as circulating biomarkers. Microvesicles are membrane-bound sacs released by tumor cells and can be ... > full story -
Cancers With Disorganized 'Traffic Systems' More Difficult to Treat
June 21, 2012 — Medical researchers reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted in ... > full story
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