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Educational Resources
Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
… Prostate Cancer … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch identifies and study genes that contribute to cancer susceptibility and progression.
… The Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch seeks to … … The branch focuses on inherited and somatic (body cell) mutations that contribute to cancer susceptibility … implement new technologies and bioinformatics tools for genome analysis that are integral to this discovery pipeline. …
Talking Glossary
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 change (or mutation) that allows the …
Media Availability
The Cancer Genome Atlas identified molecular subtypes to help clinicians determine which tumors are more aggressive and which will respond to treatment.
… thyroid carcinomas (PTC) - the most common form of thyroid cancer - has provided new insights into the roles of … and treatment. … WHAT: Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network identified new molecular … reported their results online October 23, 2014, in Cell . Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the …
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 … States, approximately 160,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed each year. … Colon cancer, a malignant tumor of the large intestine, affects …
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. … Like all roads leading to Rome, there are many paths for a cell to become cancerous. One of these roads involves how the … and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "In a way, it's like …
Educational Resources
A cell is the basic building block of living things.
… Cell … A cell is the basic building block of living things. … Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, Basic Biology … A cell is the basic building block of living things. All cells … to contain between 10 and 100 trillion cells. … A cell is the basic building block of living things. … …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer. … More than 10,000 Tumors Analyzed "This project is … published as a collection of 27 papers across a suite of Cell journals, sums up the work accomplished by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a multi-institution collaboration …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer. They also found evidence that this methylation … Division of Intramural Research at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "It's a technical … It may represent derailment of normal processes in the cell, or it may have something to do with the fact that …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was a joint effort of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which are both part of the …