A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a ...
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Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors: A Real-World Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Survival Outcomes From Two Tertiary Cancer Centers in India

The median age at diagnosis was 26 years, with a male predominance (96.3%). Common histological subtypes included seminoma (34.3%) and yolk sac tumor (31.3%). First-line chemotherapy comprised ...
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Clinical Benefit Seen With Cabozantinib in Relapsed/Refractory Germ Cell Tumors

In this phase 2 study, researchers aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibition in relapsed or refractory germ cell tumors.
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Scientists discover unique chromosome reorganization in developing germ cells

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic ...
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Blood test shows promise in forecasting outcomes for germ cell tumors

Can fragments of tumor DNA in the blood predict whether chemotherapy will be effective? Researchers at the Princess Máxima ...
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Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.

Survival outcomes of patients with mNSGCTs with and without teratoma in the primary tumor: An international retrospective study. Spatial transcriptional dynamics of CD74⁺ B cells in tertiary lymphoid ...