Monthly Archives: June 2017

Comprehensive DNA methylation study identifies novel progression-related and prognostic markers for cutaneous melanoma

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As more and more light is being shed upon the molecular landscape of cancer, the architecture for both genetic and epigenetic changes is being exposed. Epigenomic changes are associated with modifications in gene expression at a post-transcriptional level without any alterations to the genetic code itself. In this genome-wide epigenetic study, published in BMC Medicine, we provide a comprehensive overview of the disrupted methylation patterns that occur during the development and progression of cutaneous melanoma.

Medicine

Keeping hearts beating with British Heart Foundation’s funded research

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Heart disease touches everyone at some point in their lives. Both sufferers and their loved ones struggle to deal with the huge impact it has on their lives. Wear it. Beat it. is an initiative led by the British Heart Foundation which asks the nation to wear red to raise money to help fight heart disease. To get in on the action and help raise awareness, ISRCTN spoke to Sarah Payne Riches, a doctoral student at the University of Oxford, about her BHF funded study, “SALT-SWAP”, which was recently registered in the ISRCTN Registry.

Health Medicine