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McDonnell Genome Institute

Study uncovers inherited genetic susceptibility across 12 cancer types​​
Medicine & Health

Study uncovers inherited genetic susceptibility across 12 cancer types​​

In a new analysis, researchers at the School of Medicine have shed light on the hereditary elements across 12 cancer types — showing a surprising inherited component to stomach cancer and providing some needed clarity on the consequences of certain types of mutations in well-known breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2.
December 22, 2015
Medicine & Health

Ley chosen for National Cancer Advisory Board​​​

​President Barack Obama has named internationally recognized cancer expert Timothy Ley, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
June 24, 2015
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