biostatistics

Study tracks how gene may promote lung cancer tumors

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified how one of the genes most commonly mutated in lung cancer may promote such tumors.

Making order out of ordinal data

A new statistical tool developed by Vanderbilt biostatisticians will help medical researchers make sense of a commonly encountered – but hard-to-analyze – type of data.

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Tool finds connections in genome data

A new analytical tool points to genes that act together to increase disease risk.

Informatics team creates gene app, wins national contest

Members of informatics team have been recognized by National Library of Medicine for gene app.

Stents relieve post-infection problem

Placing stents in blood vessels can provide long-term relief from rare complications of a fungal lung infection.

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