The results support germline testing for cancer-predisposition variants among children with rhabdomyosarcoma, which could aid in early clinical surveillance strategies.
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Understanding the cancer risk in children with birth defects has been a challenge. Although scientific studies suggest that birth defects increase the risk of cancer,
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Meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumors, are typically benign. One-fifth of them, however, recur despite complete surgical removal. Reliably predicting whether a patient’s tumor
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From the Labs celebrates Baylor Women in Science! Here is the second one in the series. (See the other Women in Science posts here)
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What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as my qualifying exam that I
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Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children, and although mortality rates continue to decline, coping with a diagnosis does not get
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Historically, cancer patients have been classified according to the organs where primary tumors present at diagnosis, and clinical trials commonly test drugs that are designed
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The human gene ABL1 is well-known for its association with cancer. In this case, a piece of chromosome 9 containing the ABL1 gene and a
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An international team of researchers has identified a new rare genetic condition – a chromosome breakage syndrome associated with severe infections and lung disease in
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By Dana Benson A genetic mutation associated with clear cell sarcoma of the kidney that has opened a new path of research and could point
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