von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary tumour susceptibility disease associated with pathogenic germline variants in the VHL tumour suppressor gene. VHL patients are at increased ...
Typically, females have two X chromosomes (XX), and males have one X and one Y (XY). However, some males have an additional X chromosome (XXY), and some females have an extra X too (XXX). The ...
These include genes that are involved in chromosome metabolism, spindle assembly and dynamics, cell-cycle regulation and mitotic checkpoint control. Genetic alterations in the mitotic-spindle ...
Chromosome rearrangements caused by chromothripsis occur in 30%-40% of all cancers and are commonly found in aggressive tumors such as sarcomas, glioblastomas, and pancreatic cancer. Chromothripsis ...
The “Y” chromosome is what biologically separates male from female in our species. However, a new study has found that it is changing and it could have massive implications for our species.