Variations in the properties of arabica coffee, such as in taste, caffeine content and disease resistance, are determined by chromosome mutations, according to a recent study. But are these findings ...
Our discovery set comprised 31 pRCCs and paired normal tissue or peripheral blood (Table 1). Three tumours were separate foci from case GK116; these appeared to be grossly distinct lesions and were ...
Most cancer researchers are convinced that cancer results from a handful of genetic mutations that kick a cell into uncontrolled growth. UC Berkeley genetics researcher Peter Duesberg disagrees, and ...
Chromosomal rearrangements have a relevant role in organismic evolution. However, little is known about the mechanisms that lead different phylogenetic clades to have different chromosomal ...
Patterns of distant metastases in HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...
Healthy cells work hard to maintain the integrity of our DNA, but occasionally, a chromosome can get separated from the others and break apart during cell division. The tiny fragments of DNA then get ...
A recent review shows the role of chromosomal translocations in causing a range of cancers. Emerging, personalized therapies target these translocations. A broken chromosome is like an unmoored ...
An international study has identified more than 50 genes on the X chromosome in which mutations may cause poor sperm production. Nearly half of all men with low or zero sperm count have no medical ...