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An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer may provide insights into human cancers because of the similarities in the dog and human immune systems.
… researchers until now. Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, spreads when cancer cells move from one dog … dogs from a wide variety of species to two of the dog tumor genomes, researchers at the National Human Genome … journal Genome Research . "We figured out which genes the tumor modified so that it could escape the host dog's own …
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Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… (NHGRI) has tracked the costs associated with DNA sequencing performed at the sequencing centers funded by the Institute. This information … an important benchmark for assessing improvements in DNA sequencing technologies and for establishing the DNA …
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Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
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Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
… The Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers (GSPACs) were funded in … to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers. The GSPACs undertake novel, … … Participants … Grantees … Program Staff … Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers … Funded in 2016 to …
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NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… Health researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer. They … like that found by the researchers in some tumor DNA, decreases a gene's activity. Based on this … early cancers through a blood test." The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center sequenced the tumor DNA that had been …
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TCGA researchers have found that chromophobe renal cell carcinoma stems partly from gene alterations in the mitochondria, the cell's energy supplier.
… the cell's energy supplier. They also discovered that the tumor is characterized by genetic rearrangements near a gene … visit http://www.nih.gov . … Related Content … Rare kidney tumor provides insights on role of metabolic changes in …
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or … information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of possible genetic risk for … … In a new analysis, a working group of the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium has offered …
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building … blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule. … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of the four … the pairing also underlies the methods by which most DNA sequencing experiments are done. The human genome contains …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in … Md. … The workshop, "Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning Workshop for the National … significant projects that push the boundaries of genome sequencing technology applications and develop important data …
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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… … In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has made … disease; improved the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequencing results; and provided new insights into the … Maryland, for a one-day conference, Integrating Genomic Sequencing into Clinical Care: CSER and Beyond . The meeting …