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El cáncer es una enfermedad en la que algunas células del cuerpo crecen fuera de control. Hay muchos tipos diferentes de cáncer, y cada uno comienza cuando una única célula adquiere un cambio genómico (o mutación) que le permite dividirse y multiplicarse sin control.
… que le permite dividirse y multiplicarse sin control. … Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably. There are many different types of cancer, and each begins when a single cell acquires a genomic … and multiply unchecked. Additional mutations can cause the cancer to spread to other sites. Such mutations can be caused …
News Release
NHGRI-funded researchers to be honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
… Research Institute (NHGRI) will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  … … … NHGRI-funded researchers to be honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers … NHGRI-funded researchers to be honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers … …
Genetic Disorders
Colon cancer is a malignant tumor of the large intestine that affects both men and women.
… Colon cancer, a malignant tumor of the large intestine, affects … frequent surveillance can detect the cancer at an early, more treatable stage. Because of the early age at which this syndrome appears, the test may be …
Genetic Disorders
Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
… Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men aside from … prostate cancer. Men from families with prostate cancer, breast cancer, or ovarian cancer can talk with their doctors … how severe the disease is at that time. Small clusters of early stage prostate cancer can be found in many men in a …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered … … The researchers also uncovered new smoking-related cancer subtypes and potential new drug targets, and found numerous genomic similarities with other cancer types. Taken together, this study's findings may …
Staff
Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… is a leader in the application of genome science to cancer research. His recent studies investigate the genetic … technologies, osteosarcoma profiling, melanoma profiling, breast cancer profiling, technology development … Paul … technologies, osteosarcoma profiling, melanoma profiling, breast cancer profiling, technology development … Dr. Paul …
News Release
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… Kyle Davis … Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything. … its natural defenses, which can then lead to diseases like cancer," said Laura Elnitski, Ph.D., a senior investigator in … outcomes for different tumor types. For example, in breast cancers, CIMP is associated with a lower risk of …
Event
NHGRI will host a TiDHE ancillary event for trainees and early-stage career investigators at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting on October 27, 2022.
… (NHGRI) will host an ancillary event for trainees and early-stage career investigators,  "NHGRI Building a Diverse Workforce: Listening to the Voices of Trainees and Early-Stage Scientists," at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting. … Diverse Workforce: Listening to the Voices of Trainees and Early-Stage Scientists … NHGRI will host an ASHG Ancillary …
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NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… Bruce Agnew … For many cancer patients and their doctors, the deadliest enemy is metastasis - the migration of cancer cells from the original tumor to other places in the body. In at least 90 percent of hard-tumor cancer deaths, the killer isn't the original cancer but …
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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated … for many human cancers, including aggressive skin cancer and cancer of the colon, rectum, ovary and thyroid. …