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New Tool Improves Classification of Inherited Disease Genes

Researchers develop new tool for better classification of inherited disease-causing variants

Researchers from Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health have developed a new tool that allows scientists to annotate variant data from large-scale studies with clinically-focused classifications for risk of childhood cancer and other diseases. This new tool brings older applications in line with current guidelines and is available for use—for free—in the research community. The tool was described in a paper recently published in the journal Bioinformatics.

CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award April 9, 2021 GMT John M. Maris, MD PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Twelve researchers in the Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have won the 2021 Team Science Award from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The award, presented annually at the AACR Annual Meeting for collaborative scientific advancements, recognizes the significant contributions to the pediatric cancer research community made by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Stand Up 2 Cancer Pediatric Dream Team. The Team is led by CHOP physician-scientist John M. Maris, MD and co-leader Stanford University immunologist and pediatric oncologist Crystal L. Mackall, MD, and supported by a multi-disciplinary group of researchers across 10 North American centers.

CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award

CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award