A gene on chromosome 8 — in a region of the genome linked to risk for many types of cancer — is particularly associated with prostate cancer susceptibility, Vanderbilt University researchers have found.

A metabolic enzyme plays a crucial role in vascular development and may be a good target for cancer therapies.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has stepped up its support of research aimed at cracking the mysteries of the genome, the master DNA code.

Two newly identified gene variants linked to breast cancer may aid in predicting disease risk and targeting screening and prevention strategies.

A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows.

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.

Ela Knapik, associate professor of medicine, and colleagues are using zebrafish to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms that cause birth defects of the face and skeleton.