Check out FORGEdb, a new tool helping to pinpoint promising variants and target genes in cancer patients: datascience.cancer.gov/news-events/ne… #CancerResearch #NCICBIIT Charles Breeze

Online today in Nature Genetics is a multi-ancestry #GWAS of renal cell carcinoma #RCC that identifies 50 novel loci, subtype specific loci for clear cell and papillary subtypes, and an African ancestry-specific association at VHL. nature.com/articles/s4158… Cancer Epi & Genetics #NCI_ITEB

MammalMethylClock R package: Software for DNA Methylation-Based epigenetic clocks in mammals. Implements all clocks by the Mammalian Methylation Consortium based on the mammalian methylation array platform. Joseph Zoller academic.oup.com/bioinformatics…

Check out the latest research from Charles Breeze on the cause of lung cancer in non-smokers!

Thank you ThoraxBMJ for highlighting our #EWAS on lung cancer in non-smokers! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

🧬 Our paper is out now BMC! Exploring the Mysteries of APOL1-associated kidney disease through DNA Methylation 🧬 doi.org/10.1186/s12864… Background One of the Kahun Papyri from ancient Egypt (2nd millennium BC) describes a disease of cattle characterised by severe

Discovery of a major underpinning of inflammatory bowel disease in a gene desert nature.com/articles/s4158… nature The Crick

There's been amazing coverage of our new paper nature nature.com/articles/s4158… but I wanted to put together a walk-through (and make this accessible as possible). It's a bit long so get a cup of tea! The full version is open access so pls do have a read if you are interested...

My favourite discovery ever has just come online. Can I please tell you about some seriously wacky molecular biology? The story starts with a reverse transcriptase that SOMEHOW defends bacteria from viruses. (👇 I recommend sound ON for the video 🎹) 1/