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SEPTEMBER 2013

Scientists Use Genome Sequencing to Prove Herbal Remedy Causes Upper Urinary Tract Cancers

Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid. This acid is a plant compound contained in herbal remedies that have been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis and gout.

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Publications

• Comparing the Genomes of Helicobacter pylori Clinical Strain UM032 and Mice-Adapted Derivatives
• Identification of Genetic Markers With Synergistic Survival Effect in Cancer
• Merozoite Surface Protein-3 Alpha as a Genetic Marker for Epidemiologic Studies in Plasmodium vivax: A Cautionary Note
• Masculinisation of Gene Expression is Associated With Exaggeration of Male Sexual Dimorphism

News

• Stanford Scientists Sequence Genome of Human’s Closest Invertebrate Relative
• Sony Eyes Human Genome Analysis
• How Tiny Bats Can Help Us Extend Human Life
• A New Gene-Expression Mechanism is a Minor Thing of Major Importance

Blogs

• Is it Genes, or the Gym, That Make Great Athletes? Q&A With Author of ‘The Sports Gene’
• Are You Ready for an Online Genetic Test?
• VlincRNAs Provide Clues to Genomic Dark Matter

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