Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology
Encyclopedia
The Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology is a collection of resources on gene
s, chromosomes anomalies, leukemia
s, solid tumours, and cancer
-prone diseases. The project is accessible through Internet and is made of encyclopedic-style files, as well as traditional overviews, links towards websites and databases devoted to cancer and/or genetics, case reports in haematology. It also encompasses teaching items in various languages.
The Atlas is part of the genome project
and participates in research on cancer epidemiology. It is written and used by practicians, researchers and teachers in genetics, haematology and pathology. The Atlas is also used by students and the general public.
The Atlas is financially supported by many organizations, including the Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, the National Cancer Institute
, the European Regional Development Fund
or the Ministry of Research and Ministry of National Education in France.
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
s, chromosomes anomalies, leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
s, solid tumours, and cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
-prone diseases. The project is accessible through Internet and is made of encyclopedic-style files, as well as traditional overviews, links towards websites and databases devoted to cancer and/or genetics, case reports in haematology. It also encompasses teaching items in various languages.
The Atlas is part of the genome project
Genome project
Genome projects are scientific endeavours that ultimately aim to determine the complete genome sequence of an organism and to annotate protein-coding genes and other important genome-encoded features...
and participates in research on cancer epidemiology. It is written and used by practicians, researchers and teachers in genetics, haematology and pathology. The Atlas is also used by students and the general public.
The Atlas is financially supported by many organizations, including the Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
, the European Regional Development Fund
European Regional Development Fund
The European Regional Development Fund is a fund allocated by the European Union.-History:During the 1960s, the European Commission occasionally tried to establish a regional fund. Only Italy ever supported this, however, and nothing came of it. Britain made it an issue for their accession in...
or the Ministry of Research and Ministry of National Education in France.
Sources
- Cath Brooksbank. Nature Reviews Cancer 1, 179 (2001); doi:10.1038/35106056 http://www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v1/n3/full/nrc1201-179b.html
External links
- The database (atlasgeneticsoncology.org)
- http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/1/303.abstract
- On MedMatrix