Category: Research
Genetic testing is an increasingly popular method of detecting disease risk at an early stage. Indeed, many diseases are now considered to have a genetic basis, or a biomarker, that can inform doctors about who to watch more ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... difference to people’s health by understanding the genetic basis of disease.
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... in recognition of his outstanding research track record in genetic predispositions to cancer. The work involved looking at the genetics of ... Cancer Genetic Counselling Service and first initiated testing for familial breast and familial colon cancer in the Hunter New England ...
Category: News & Articles
In one of the largest human genetic studies ever undertaken, scientists have identified the major common genetic variants that contribute to the cause of the devastating neurologic ... and treatment of MS,” Mr Wright said.
The genetic testing and statistical analyses for the Nature paper were funded by the ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
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When I was working in pathology laboratory conducting genetic testing of breast and ovarian cancer patients, I was surprised by the small ... best response in ovarian cancer patients depending on their genetic and immunological profiles.
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Category: Research
... cancer develops, and identifying reliable biomarkers and genetic risks to reduce the number of women and men who die from the disease ... (TNBC), impacting women who would currently fall outside genetic testing benchmarks for the disease. The term “triple negative” refers to ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... Non-coding RNA molecules are involved in controlling how our genetic information is used to produce proteins which sustain the function of ... techniques as well as infant and preschooler lung function testing, Professor Mattes is at the cutting edge of research into asthma during ... life, allergies including peanut allergies in children and genetic susceptibility and regulation of infection and inflammation in the ...
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... more importantly it will allow more women to have access to genetic testing and give more timely results to reduce their stress.”
It comes as public awareness and demand for BRCA1/BRCA2 gene testing has escalated in the wake of actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to ...
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... causing genes that will aid in cancer prevention due to genetic testing and intensive surveillance that can be offered to the patients.
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... (TNBC), impacting women who would currently fall outside genetic testing benchmarks for the disease.
Hunter researchers have ... (TNBC), impacting women who would currently fall outside genetic testing benchmarks for the disease.
Potentially deadly BRCA1 and ...
Category: Research
... through to clinical interventions and diagnostic testing for the disease.
A major achievement of this group has been the ... of research for this group is the investigation into the genetic basis underlying schizophrenia and newly discovered molecules that can ... alter how genes are expressed without actually altering the genetic makeup of patients. This is important as a hallmark of schizophrenia is ...
