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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers share in State Government science grantsFour The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are among those who have received funding in the WA State Government's Merit Award Program announced today.
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New drug hope for babies with leukaemiaResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have discovered a new drug combination that could help improve survival rates for babies with leukaemia.
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A cell change that drives leukaemiaIt is now known that the HOX11 gene is permanently activated in the leukaemia cells and it drives the disease.
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WA families to help find triggers for childhood leukaemiaWest Australian families are being asked to play a vital role in a major new national study to unravel the causes of childhood leukaemia.
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Researcher to run 30 marathons in 30 days for kids with brain cancerOn Monday 1 September, childhood cancer researcher Jacob Byrne is lacing up his running shoes and taking the first steps of an extraordinary challenge: 30 marathons in 30 days across Perth.
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Confirmation of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Variants, ARID5B and IKZF1, and interaction with parental environmental exposuresThe polygenic nature of childhood ALL predisposition together with the timing of environmental triggers may hold vital clues for disease etiology.
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Medulloblastoma Down Under 2013: a report from the third annual meeting of the International Medulloblastoma Working GroupMedulloblastoma is curable in approximately 70 % of patients. Over the past decade, progress in improving survival using conventional therapies has stalled...
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Risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to pesticidesRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to pesticides.
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Interactions between acute lymphoblastic leukemia and bone marrow stromal cells influence response to therapyTo identify links between drug resistance and gene deregulation we used oligonucleotide microarray technology.
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Influence of wild-type MLL on glucocorticoid sensitivity and response to DNA-damage in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemiaRearrangement of the mixed-lineage leukemia gene (MLL) is found in 80% of infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is associated with poor prognosis and re