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New Science Spotlight Articles

Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus

11 NEW September 18, 2023

The TCR Shuffle: How your genes help determine your immune response

From the Dr. Frederick “Erick” Matsen and Dr. Philip Bradley labs, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Program, Cancer Consortium.

Science SpotlightJune 20, 2022

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Researchers link mutations in coronavirus' internal machinery to higher risk of severe disease

Early COVID-19 patients were more likely to be hospitalized if virus carried genetic trait

Hutch NewsJanuary 25, 2022

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Building genetic diversity into cancer research

NCI awards Fred Hutch $3.5M to create a colorectal cancer risk calculator based on data from multiethnic populations

Hutch NewsJune 18, 2020

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Genetic similarities among some types of cancer

From the Lindstroem Group, Public Health Sciences Division

Science SpotlightMarch 18, 2019

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Researchers discover five inherited genetic variants that could help identify the most lethal prostate cancers

From Seattle to Sweden: first population-based study to demonstrate that inherited genetic variants play a role in prostate cancer progression and mortality

News ReleasesAugust 16, 2011

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Adding genetic variants to breast cancer risk models offers little benefit

Predictive accuracy not changed enough to shift clinical decisions

Hutch NewsMarch 22, 2010

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Hutchinson Center receives $7.6 million federal grant to study how genetic variations influence risk of common diseases

News ReleasesJuly 17, 2008

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