Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a protein on the surface of your cells that helps them grow. When the gene that codes for EGFR has a mutation, it affects the way this protein works, causing ...

A new study headed by teams at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and Open Targets has indicated how mutations that cause cancer drug resistance fall ...

If tumor suppressor genes get turned off due to mutations, cells are at risk of becoming cancerous and growing uncontrollably. Most cancer cells have more than 60 mutations. A challenge for ...

When you’re diagnosed with lung cancer, your doctor will classify it as one of two types: small cell lung cancer or non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC is far more common. About 85% of all lung ...