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The effect of Omicron mutations at the fundamental atomic scale level

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed the effects of mutations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant at the atomic ...

KRAS mutation type may guide more effective cancer treatments

KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene across all human cancers. Although different KRAS mutations have long been thought to exert the same cancer-driving effects, a new study led by UT ...
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Differential efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) according to the types of EGFR mutations and agents in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A real-world study.

Cerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor DNA for the detection and characterization of leptomeningeal metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual ...
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Are Genetic Mutations Really Random? New Findings Suggest Not

Experiments from the 1940s established a key tenet of genetics—mutagenesis occurs randomly across the genome. New research, however, suggests that mutations may be less random than originally thought.
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Classifying EGFR mutations by structure and function offers better way to match non-small cell lung cancer patients to treatments

HOUSTON ― Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that grouping epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations by structure and function provides an ...