News tagged with gene fusion
Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce's disease in grapevines
A gene fusion research project led by a University of California, Davis, plant scientist delivers a one-two punch to Pierce's disease, a deadly threat to California's world-renowned wine industry.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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New fusion gene plays role in some stomach cancers
A newly discovered hybrid gene appears to play a direct role in some stomach cancers, according to an international team of scientists led by researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Cell death pathway linked to mitochondrial fusion
New research led by UC Davis scientists provides insight into why some body organs are more susceptible to cell death than others and could eventually lead to advances in treating or preventing heart attack or stroke.
Jan 24, 2011 |
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New discovery offers hope for the prevention of prostate cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists may have found the key to preventing prostate cancer, according to promising new research, published in the journal Cancer Research.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Prostate cancer's multiple personalities revealed
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have taken an important step toward a better understanding of prostate cancer by uncovering evidence that it is not one disease, as previously believed, but rather several factors ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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New lung cancer drug shows dramatic results for shrinking tumors
Patients with a specific kind of lung cancer may benefit from a Phase III clinical trial offered by the Moores UCSD Cancer Center. The new drug, crizotinib, under development by Pfizer, showed dramatic results in reducing ...
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Gene fusions may be the 'smoking gun' in prostate cancer development
Prostate cancer treatments that target the hormone androgen and its receptor may be going after the wrong source, according to a new study. Researchers have found that when two genes fuse together to cause ...
May 18, 2010 |
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Melanoma transcriptome reveals novel genomic alterations not seen before
Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, afflicts more than 50,000 people in the United States annually and the incidence rate continues to rise. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have delved ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Study points way to development of drugs for deadly childhood leukemia
A new study could point the way to the development of better drugs to fight a deadly form of childhood leukemia called mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL).
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Study uncovers key to how 'triggering event' in cancer occurs
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered what leads to two genes fusing together, a phenomenon that has been shown to cause prostate cancer to develop.
Oct 29, 2009 |
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New cancer gene discovered
A new cancer gene has been discovered by a research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The gene causes an insidious form of glandular cancer usually in the head and neck and in women ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Engineered human fusion protein inhibits HIV-1 replication
In 2004, Jeremy Luban and colleagues from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, reported that New World owl monkeys (Aotus genus) make a fusion protein - AoT5Cyp - that potently blocks HIV-1 infection. The human genome encodes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Newly discovered gene fusion may lead to improved prostate cancer diagnosis
Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new gene fusion that is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers. The results may lead to more accurate prostate cancer ...
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Genetic marker may predict early onset of prostate cancer
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with an earlier onset of prostate cancer in Caucasian men who have a family history of prostate cancer. If the data are confirmed, the ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test
A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings, reported in the April 1 issue of Cancer Research, may le ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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