Tiny circles of DNA that defy the accepted laws of genetics are key drivers of cancer formation, according to an international study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine.The circles, known as extrachromosomal DNA or ecDNA, often harbor cancer-asso
Tiny circles of DNA harbor cancer-associated oncogenes and immunomodulatory genes promoting cancer development. They arise during transformation from pre-cancer to cancer, say Stanford Medicine-led team.
A long-term project by Fred Hutch researchers studying precancerous Barrett's esophagus revealed genetic changes that occur in patients whose condition progresses to esophageal cancer.
Genetic changes in Barrett s oesophagus (BE) cells are an indication of oesophageal cancer that can be detected many years before cancer develops as per a new study.