Sentences with phrase «acquired by their cancer cells»

Secondary rounds of tumor sequencing — possible now that the cost has fallen dramatically — could point to new mutations acquired by their cancer cells, thus suggesting further treatments.

Not exact matches

Seeking one mechanism to explain the induction of cancer by many different agents, Huebner and Todaro had suggested that retrovirus oncogenes are a part of the genetic baggage of all cells, perhaps acquired through viral infection early in evolution.

«A general message from these studies is that cancer cells benefit from modulating epigenetic factors like SIRT6 by acquiring the ability to override normal cellular growth control patterns,» says Mostoslavsky, an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate member at the Broad Institute.

Because cancer cells acquire mutations in oncogenes — genes that can transform cells into cancer cells — to support their growth and survival, a great deal of research has focused on identifying oncogenes that could be targeted by cancer drugs.

Each MPN is a different condition, but they are thought to be caused by an abnormal cancer stem cell that may have acquired genetic mutations that make it unable to produce blood cells normally

The microbial host defense can be weakened by secondary or acquired diseases (injury, endocrinopathy, cancer or co-infection) or primary inherited disorders that affect the barriers that keep infection out or functions of white blood cells.