Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions investigated for the first time in cancer the association between two sources of genetic variation: germline or inherited structural variation, which refers to large differences in the DNA sequence, and DNA methylation, which is when genes are turned on or off without altering the DNA code.
Stereotactic brain-directed radiation showed positive outcomes that support the use of targeted radiation in the future, according to a study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
