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New Tool Facilitates Data Sharing from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Screening Study

The PLCO Atlas allows investigators to browse and access germline genetic association data from the PLCO Screening Study via the Genome-Wide Association Study Explorer.

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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s Molecular Targets Platform Gets Upgrade

Researchers seeking potential targets for treating childhood cancers now have an even better tool for the job. Check out the latest enhancements to the NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s (CCDI’s) Molecular Targets Platform.

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DNA Fragmentome Data—A New Omics AI Technology for Detecting Cancer

NCI-funded researchers validated a genome-wide artificial intelligence technology that could help in early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma—the most common type of liver cancer.

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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Adds New Pediatric Malignancy Data

CCDI additions include molecular characterization data from childhood cancer patients of racial and ethnic diversity.

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APOLLO Study Focuses on Data Methods to Predict Lung Cancer Prognosis and Treatment

Data analysis of the DNA, RNA, protein, and phosphoprotein in lung adenocarcinoma cells connected molecular features of tumors with patient survivability. This study allowed researchers to better predict prognosis and treatment in lung cancer patients.

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CCDI’s Molecular Characterization Initiative Releases First Data Set

Explore the newly released pediatric data set that includes information on DNA/RNA sequencing, methylation arrays, and deidentified clinical reports.

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See What’s New in the Childhood Cancer Data Catalog

The latest update to the Childhood Cancer Data Catalog includes website improvements and the addition of the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP).

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CLIM: A Data Science Approach to Identifying “Bystander” Genes in Cancer Precision Medicine

A new precision medicine platform combines machine learning with sophisticated analysis to help researchers mine chromosomal alterations linked to cancer.

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NCI Multi-omic Data Helps Identify Resistance to Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer

Discover how researchers are using NIH/NCI genomics and proteomics data to gain insight into chemotherapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer.

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New Data Now Available for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, A Rare Form of Blood Cancer

An extensive data collection on Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia is now available. The data were made available thanks to funding from the Cancer Childhood Data Initiative, offering researchers greater insight into the genetic, epigenetic, and biochemical basis of this Ras-driven leukemia.

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