Johnson is the principal investigator of an international patient registry of individuals with the cancer syndrome Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) who incur a strongly increased risk for various tumor types, including pediatric brain tumors. (source.wustl.edu)
Mutations in the beta - catenin gene, or flaws in the factors that degrade it, have long been linked to more aggressive disease in various tumor types, including colon, lung and prostate cancer, and melanoma. (uchospitals.edu)
Dr. Rankin enjoys many aspects of oncology, and has a special interest in electrochemotherapy to treat various tumor types (including sarcomas, melanomas, mast cell tumors, oral tumors, and more). (sagecenters.com)