TCGA
| TCGA | |
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| Term | TCGA |
| Short definition | TCGA - A project to identify the full set of DNA alterations in many different types of cancer. Studying these changes can help researchers understand how different types of cancer form. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
TCGA - A project to identify the full set of DNA alterations in many different types of cancer. Studying these changes can help researchers understand how different types of cancer form. This may lead to new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. TCGA is governed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Also called cancer genome atlas
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