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Mar 14, 2017

Biocept, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Ink Deal for Liquid Biopsy Technology

Catalyst will use Biocept's liquid biopsy platform to screen for cancer in patients in a clinical study of its rare disease drug Firdapse.

Nov 21, 2016

Copy Number Profiles Classify Lung Cancer Patients as Sensitive or Resistant to Therapy

The circulating tumor cell-based classifier had an overall accuracy of 89 percent for small-cell lung cancer patients, the researchers reported.

Apr 25, 2016

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: evolutionary history of polyomaviruses, mutations linked to colon cancer progression, and more.

Nov 17, 2015

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: Denisovan DNA sequences, genome sequencing study of Chagas vector, and more

Jul 16, 2015

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: two loci linked to depression, CRISPR/Cas9-based study of diarrhea-causing microbe, and more.

Jul 13, 2015

Genomic Profiling of SCLC Highlights Importance of Inactivated Genes in Disease Development

A comprehensive genomic profiling of small cell lung cancer has found that nearly all tumors harbor inactivated TP53 and RB1 genes, along with other genetic mutations.

Dec 26, 2013

Genomics in the Journals

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – An international team of researchers led by Robert Plenge from Brigham and Women's Hospital uncovered nearly four dozen loci linked to risk of rheumatoid arthritis, bringing the total number of known risk loci for the disease to 101.

Oct 30, 2013

Addition of Genomic Alteration Data to Lung Cancer Diagnosis Improves Survival

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – By folding genomic information about patients' lung cancer tumors in with other clinical data to inform treatment choice, patients generally exhibited improved survival, researchers from the

Sep 27, 2013

Bioinformatics-based Drug Repurposing Study Suggests Antidepressant May Be Effective Against Lung Cancer

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – By combing through drugs that have already undergone the approval process, researchers led by Stanford University's Julien Sage found that two therapies usually prescribed to treat depression may also help combat small-cell lung cancer, as they reported in Cancer D

Sep 14, 2012

MD Anderson RPPA Study Reveals New Potential Drug Targets in Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified PARP1 and several other proteins as potential drug targets in small cell lung cancer using reverse-phase protein arrays to compare proteins in small cell and non-small cell lung cancer cell lines.

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Blame the Follicles

A genome-wide association study highlights a potential role for hair follicles in acne risk, according to New Scientist.

Missed a Few

Newsday reports that breast cancer genetic testing guidelines for are out of date and may miss individuals.

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: gene editing-based strategy to screen for immune system regulators, ancient plague patterns, and more.

Yep, Couple of Concerns There

Publication of He Jiankui's work on gene-edited infants would raise ethical concerns for journals, Wired and others report.

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