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Searchresult: Evi Lends Wings to the Fly
The Wnt signaling pathway regulates important steps in the embryonic development of all organisms. Defects in the control of this molecular communication pathway also contribute to tumor development.…
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Searchresult: Pregnancies Lower Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation CarriersPregnancies Lower Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers Date: 24.05.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Good news for women with inherited mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes: A woman’s risk to develop breast cancer after age 40 is the lower, the more pregnancies she has had. This is the result of the…
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Searchresult: p22-FLIP Helps Tumor Cells to Survive
Among the major antagonists of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, are the proteins of the cFLIP family. cFLIPs are produced at elevated levels in many tumors. They prevent chemotherapy or…
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Searchresult: "Junk" RNA Regulates Important Cellular Processes"Junk" RNA Regulates Important Cellular Processes Date: 08.05.2006 Press release content type: Press release
It has been known for a long time that much of a cell’s RNA stems from DNA regions called intergenic spacers (IGS) that lie between two genes and do not code for proteins. A research group headed by…
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Searchresult: A High-Risk Combination
If the Helicobacter pylori bacterium is found in the stomach, the risk of stomach cancer for persons with a high intake of meat increases fivefold. This is the result of a data evaluation within…
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Searchresult: Therapeutic Gene Suspected to Cause CancerTherapeutic Gene Suspected to Cause Cancer Date: 27.04.2006 Press release content type: Press release
One of the few gene therapy studies that had ever been successful was terminated in 2003, because several of the treated children had developed leukemia. The cancer of the blood was induced by…
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Searchresult: Gene Profile to Help Decide on Breast Cancer TreatmentGene Profile to Help Decide on Breast Cancer Treatment Date: 18.04.2006 Press release content type: Press release
In 25 to 30 percent of breast cancer patients, tumors regress completely under chemo-therapy. For sufferers and clinicians alike it would be helpful to have indicators show-ing in advance who will…
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Searchresult: Tamed AIDS Viruses as Safe Gene Ferries for Treating Hereditary Eye DiseasesTamed AIDS Viruses as Safe Gene Ferries for Treating Hereditary Eye Diseases Date: 09.03.2006 Press release content type: Press release
An international research team used an altered AIDS virus for gene transfer into the retina of mice. Thus it was possible, for the first time ever, to treat an inherited eye disease by gene therapy.…
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Searchresult: Colonoscopy Every 20 Years Sufficient for Early Cancer Detection?Colonoscopy Every 20 Years Sufficient for Early Cancer Detection? Date: 08.03.2006 Press release content type: Press release
For early colon cancer detection, experts recommend to have a colonoscopy every ten years, provided no precancerous growths are found. Results of a study conducted by Professor Hermann Brenner of the…
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Searchresult: The Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) and the French Cancéropôle Grand-Est (CGE) are entering into a collaboration in the area of tumor virologyThe Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) and the French Cancéropôle Grand-Est (CGE) are entering into a collaboration in the area of tumor virology Date: 23.02.2006 Press release content type: Press release
On Thursday, February 23, 2006 the starting signal will be given for a collaboration in tumor virology research between the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and…
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