Why do alterations of certain genes cause cancer only in specific organs of the human body? Scientists at the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and the ...

A new study reveals 42 hereditary genes which predispose individuals to a higher number of mutations that correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer. A study of 11,000 cancer patients ...

Dose Intensification in Hormone Receptor–Negative and/or Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative High-Risk Primary Breast Cancer Authors retain all rights in any data supplements associated ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development. However, for the vast majority of those mutations, researchers are unsure of how ...

For patients with disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, mutations in the same gene could require different treatments, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Many ...

It’s pretty well known that exposure to sunlight’s ultraviolet rays can cause melanoma and that smoking is strongly linked to lung cancer. Two researchers at Yale University have made a strong genetic ...

Scientists studying how microbes evolve have long assumed that nearly all new genetic mutations get passed down at a predictable pace and usually without either helping or hurting the microbe in ...

Although previously thought to be neutral, research in yeast suggests that synonymous point mutations may have strongly nonneutral effects. A group of researchers from the University of Michigan (MI, ...

When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace what was lost. This stress can drive the selection of certain clones—groups of blood cells with a slightly ...

Among the 7,000 or so different chemicals in cigarette smoke, more than 70 are known to be carcinogens. Most carcinogens promote cancer by damaging DNA and causing mutations. Illustration by Wenjing ...