A mechanism is found explaining how cancer cells turn into normal harmless ones

A new research​​ describes how highly proliferative leukemia cells end up becoming normal cells that no longer multiply, by changing the chemical modifications -the so-called epigenetics- of a type of its genetic material: the messenger RNA. The article, published in the high-impact journal Leukemia, is authored by Alberto Bueno-Costa, researcher at the group of Dr. […]

A refined bioinformatic analysis can estimate gene copy-number variations from epigenetic data

►The conumee-Kcn software is an improved bioinformatic tool capable to extract genetic information from DNA methylation microarray data. ►It can be used when biological sample size limits the analysis range, and provide valuable gene amplification data that can help to better guide treatment decision making in the clinical setting. ►Preliminary analysis on cancers of undetermined […]

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, has been selected by the National Cancer Institute for the Cancer Proteome Project with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

The Josep Carreras Institute becomes part of the Cancer Proteome Project, an international initiative for the study of malignant tumors The Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, visited the Josep Carreras Institute on Thursday and announced a grant of one million euros to promote the project The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led […]