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Understanding the cancer risk in children with birth defects

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 ALL, Birth defects, cancer risk, hepatoblastoma, neuroblastoma, pediatric oncology, Research

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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Trading a spear for a trident is promising in the fight against leukemia

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 ALL, CART cells, CD19, CD20, CD22, pediatric leukemia, Research

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. While most children respond well to chemotherapy, some experience resistant or relapsed disease. Building on

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From my perspective: Dr. Jeremy Schraw shares his experiences during postdoctoral training

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 ALL, From my perspective, metabolomics, Pediatric Cancer, postdoc, Research

From the Labs interviewed Dr. Jeremy Schraw to learn about his experiences during his postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.

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Applying basic science helps predict poor treatment outcomes in ALL

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL, carbon metabolism, metabolome, Pediatric Cancer, prognosis, Research

The survival of patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has significantly improved in the last several decades, but there is still a group of

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Exploring the risk of ALL in children with Down syndrome

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL, CDKN2A gene, Childhood leukemia, Down syndrome, IKZF1 gene, Research

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. Children with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop ALL