INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE (IRB BARCELONA) ANALYSIS OF THE GENOMES OF 28,000 TUMORS FROM 66 TYPES OF CANCER. view more CREDIT: IRB BARCELONA Cancer is a group of diseases characterised by uncontrolled cell growth caused by mutations, and other alterations in the genome of cells. A tumour can present from hundreds to thousands of...
by Ontario Institute for Cancer Research In an unprecedented pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes, researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that, when altered, may lead to cancer growth and progression. The study, published today in Molecular Cell, reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could...
