Category: General
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Findings on leukemia risk
A Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published its findings on inherited genetic risk factors for childhood leukemia. Research on germline predisposition could enable more personalized treatment and long-term follow-up. Read the institute’s news article on the study here. Find the publication here.
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Network introduction in Rare
A new article introducing the network aims to (1) provide transparency about our activities to the international ChiCaP community, (2) offer a reproducible framework that other regions might adapt to their local contexts, (3) identify opportunities for international collaboration, and (4) demonstrate how to leverage regional strengths. Published on November 1st, it positions the network…
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Results from the ChiCaP project have been published
The results from the Genomic Medicine Sweden Childhood Cancer Predisposition project have been published in Lancet – Regional Health Europe. You can read the study news, perspectives, and comments from the project leaders and article authors, Ann Nordgren, Bianca Tesi, and Gustaf Ljungman, discussing the importance and success of this study in the following news…
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PeCCaPS begins recruitment
The Finnish project team is recruiting participants at all national research hospitals with help from collaborating hemato-oncologists, pediatricians, geneticists, and research nurses. Read the update posted by the research team HERE.
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GMS on ChiCaP
An article was published in March of 2021 on the website of Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) about genetic cancer predisposition and the Swedish ChiCaP study. The piece includes insights from Ann Nordgren and Fulya Taylan. Read the full article in Swedish for free HERE.