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Gene signature for cancer stem cells may provide drug targets
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A subset of tumor cells that remain after a woman with breast cancer undergoes treatment with either anti-cancer or anti-hormone therapy shows a "gene signature" that could be used to define targets for developing new drugs ...
Gene signature helps predict breast cancer prognosis
May 19, 2009 |
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a gene signature that may help predict clinical outcomes in certain types of breast cancer.
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Scientists uncover role of cancer stem cell marker: controlling gene expression
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Scientists at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia have made an extraordinary advance in the understanding of the function of a gene previously shown to be part of an 11-gene “signature” that can predict which ...
New research findings may enable earlier diagnosis of uterine cancer
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Cancer of the uterus (womb) is the commonest gynaecological malignancy in the West. Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now identified a gene that may simplify future diagnosis.
Gene expression signature associated with survival in advanced ovarian cancer
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A new study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine identifies molecular pathways associated with outcomes in ovarian cancer. Currently, outcomes following diagnosis of ovarian cancer are very poor, ...
Researchers find an evolutionarily preserved signature in the primate brain
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Researchers from Uppsala University, Karolinska Institute, and the University of Chicago, have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral ...
Team find gene signature profile for metastasis
May 31, 2008 |
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A common signature of tiny, specific pieces of non-coding genetic material known as microRNAs (miRNAs) may be directly involved in the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at ...
Researchers find an evolutionarily preserved signature in the primate brain
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Researchers have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral cortex of humans and other primates. These findings, published June 20th in ...
Hitting where it hurts: Exploiting cancer cell 'addiction' may lead to new therapies
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A new study uncovers a gene expression signature that reliably identifies cancer cells whose survival is dependent on a common signaling pathway, even when the cells contain multiple other genetic abnormalities. The research, ...
Genomic signature in blood identifies underlying viral infection
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified a genomic "signature" in circulating blood that reveals exposure to common upper respiratory viruses, like the cold or flu, even before symptoms appear.
InDevR's FluChip detects, distinguishes swine-origin H1N1 from human influenza viruses
May 05, 2009 |
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InDevR, a small biotech company in Boulder, CO, and the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta confirmed today that the M gene version of InDevR's FluChip can detect swine-origin ...
Scientists make strides toward defining genetic signature of Alzheimer's disease
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Scientists have new information about the complex genetic signature associated with Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of cognitive decline and dementia in the elderly. The research, published by Cell Press in the January ...
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