Identifican el mecanismo que desencadena un tipo raro de distrofia muscular

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

4 years ago
molecular mechanism, protein, genetic mutations, rare disease, muscular dystrophy, amyloid fibrils

A study led by the IBB-UAB has identified the molecular mechanism through which a protein, when carrying genetic mutations associated with a rare disease known as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type ...

Scientists build machine learning-based algorithm to predict which cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

5 years ago
machine learning, genetic mutations, immune system, immunotherapy, algorithm, protein synthesis

Using machine learning, researchers have built a tool that detects genetic mutations that trigger the immune system, helping identify which cancer patients are more likely to benefit from immunotherap...

Pangaea Oncology and Laboratorio Echevarne sign an agreement to develop liquid biopsy

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

7 years ago
Pangea Oncology, genetic mutations, liquid biopsy, cancer diagnostics, cancer

Pangea Oncology –Associated Company at Barcelona Science Park– and Laboratorio Echevarne have signed an agreement to develop liquid biopsy for cancer diagnostics. This non-invasive test is able to...

Bioinformatics software is developed to predict the effect of cancer-associated mutations

by Universidad del País Vasco

8 years ago
WREGEX 2.0, cancer, genetic mutations

Created by a multidisciplinary team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, it analyses 40,000 proteins per minute

BSC and IrsiCaixa create bioinformatics method to predict the effectiveness of drugs with HIV mutations

by IrsiCaixa

8 years ago
antiretroviral drugs, HIV, genetic mutations, computational protein modelling, PELE

BSC has created an automatic platform, available for free via the web, on which researchers can enter a patient’s HIV-1 PR protease genomic sequence and predict the effectiveness of prescribing the ...

Scientists find the cause of the accumulation of genetic mutations in certain regions of the genome of melanomas and lung cancers

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

8 years ago
Genetic mutations, melanoma, cancer, lung squamous cell carcinomas

A scientific team led by Núria López-Bigas, ICREA researcher at the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (DCEXS) of Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), has found, for the first time, the reason...