A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a ...

A team of international scientists has developed a method to predict the risk of developing cancer from a blood disorder ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational ...

To screen for factor IX mutations in French hemophilia B patients, and to ensure detection of all female carriers seeking prenatal diagnosis in families at risk, we have used denaturing gradient ...

to test your breast tumor for a PIK3CA mutation, or in some cases, a blood test can find the defect. The HER2 gene makes a protein called HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2).

This change, known as a mutation, may be helping it grow. This is common among people with lung cancer who rarely or never smoked. EGFR is short for epidermal growth factor receptor. It’s a ...

The study found that gastric cells in some individuals carried three copies of certain chromosomes, hinting toward exposure ...

Therapy that targets the mutation, such as EGFR inhibitors, may help. “EGFR” stands for “epidermal growth factor receptor.” The EGFR gene controls the production of EGFR proteins ...