5% to 10% of all cancers are linked to gene mutations inherited from parents. The most common gene related to hereditary cancer is the p53 gene. It is a crucial tumor suppressor. However, the mutated gene is commonly inherited from one generation to another one. The functions of p53 resume to the activation …

Accurate assessment of TP53 gene status in sporadic tumors and in the germline of individuals at high risk of cancer due to Li–Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) has important clinical implications for diagnosis, surveillance, and therapy. Genomic data from more than 20,000 cancer genomes provide a wealth of information …

In het St. Antonius ziekenhuis(AZN) is er een onderzoek gestart om de klonale verwantschap tussen twee longtumoren, afkomstig van één patiënt, te bepalen met Next Generation Sequencen (NGS). Er wordt hierbij in 50 genen gezocht naar mutaties. Als de twee longtumoren overeenkomende mutaties hebben in …

The architecture of TP 53 , the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer, is more complex than previously thought. Using TP 53 variants as clinical biomarkers to predict response to treatment or patient outcome requires an unequivocal and standardized procedure toward a definitive strategy for the …