UW Medicine Researchers Explore New Approaches to Treating Childhood Leukemia
October 1, 2018 | Categories: Research |Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer, representing approximately 25% of cancer diagnoses in children 0-15. More than 3,000 new cases of ALL are diagnosed every year in the United States - and the incidence rate is rising. Read More
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
September 9, 2013 | Categories: Research |September 9, 2013 An aberrant gene has been found to cause the most common childhood cancer in the world, pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The gene, PAX5, has long been […] Read More
Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families
April 3, 2013 | Categories: Research |May 14, 2013 New genetic factors that predispose to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected relatives. The psychiatric disorder can disrupt thinking, feeling, and acting, and […] Read More