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[North Carolina] Gene mutations may play role in blacks' higher cancer death rates
Gene mutations may play a pivotal role in why African-Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related cancers than whites, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers said Monday....Researchers found the black patients had an increased mutation
Jul 31, 2017
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
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Aug 7, 2017 13:31
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Proteomics for Systems Toxicology
Presented at 5th International Conference on Analytical Proteomics
Jul 7, 2017
PMI Science (philip Morris International)
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Jul 8, 2017 17:11
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[Denmark, UK] AHRR (cg05575921) hypomethylation marks smoking behaviour, morbidity and mortality [FREE FULL TEXT]
Self-reported smoking underestimates disease risk. Smoking affects DNA methylation... Conclusion AHRR (cg05575921) hypomethylation, a marker of smoking behaviour, provides potentially clinical relevant predictions of future smoking-related morbidity and
Jun 30, 2017
Thorax (British Thoracic Society)
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Jun 30, 2017 14:48
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SBV IMPROVER Challenge Uses DNA Methylation Data to Categorize Smoker Samples
"One of the reasons we wanted to use epigenetics data for this challenge is … we wanted to add one layer of complexity," said Nicolas Sierro, manager, genomics at Philip Morris International and one of the creators of the challenge. "We had previously do
Jun 21, 2017
GenomeWeb
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Jun 22, 2017 14:15
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Stop smoking: This is the hidden danger that YOU didn’t know
The University of North Carolina (UNC) have created a method for recording the damage at high resolution across the genome. They can now map all harm caused by the major chemical carcinogen - benzo[α]pyrene (BaP).
Jun 14, 2017
The [London, UK] Express
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Jun 15, 2017 15:03
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E-cigarettes cause as much damage to DNA as regular tobacco, new study finds
The devices which contain nicotine-based liquid could be as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage, according to University of Connecticut (UConn) scientists. They also found that the vapour from non-nicotine e-cigs caused
Jun 14, 2017
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Jun 14, 2017 21:10
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Largest genome-wide study of lung cancer susceptibility identifies new causes
Although tobacco smoking is the main risk factor, past studies have shown heritability of lung cancer estimated at 18%. Previous genomewide association studies have identified several lung cancer susceptibility loci but most of its heritability remains un
Jun 13, 2017
EurekAlert
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Jun 13, 2017 20:59
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Where cigarette smoking's damage is done... down to your DNA
Now, for the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists created a method for effectively mapping that DNA damage at high resolution across the genome. The innovation comes from the laboratory of Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, the Sarah Graham Ke
Jun 12, 2017
ScienceDaily
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Jun 13, 2017 06:38
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E-Cigarettes ‘Potentially As Harmful As Tobacco Cigarettes’
Using a new low-cost, 3-D printed testing device, UConn researchers found that e-cigarettes loaded with a nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage.
Jun 12, 2017
Public.
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Jun 12, 2017 21:41
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E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study shows
Using a new low-cost, 3-D printed testing device, UConn researchers found that e-cigarettes loaded with a nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage. The researchers also found that vapo
Jun 12, 2017
EurekAlert
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Jun 12, 2017 14:54