NIH scientists map gene changes driving tumors in common pediatric soft-tissue cancer

(NIH/National Cancer Institute) Scientists have mapped the genetic changes that drive tumors in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric soft-tissue cancer, and found that the disease is characterized by two distinct genotypes. The genetic alterations identified in this malignancy could be useful in developing targeted diagnostic tools and treatments for children with the disease. The study, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, appeared in the Jan. 23, 2014, issue of the journal Cancer Discovery.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 23, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news