'Junk DNA' No More: Johns Hopkins Investigators Develop Method of Identifying Cancers From Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as "junk DNA" or "dark matter," that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel approach that uses machine learning to identify these elements in cancerous tissue, a . . .
Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as "junk DNA" or "dark matter," that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel approach that uses machine learning to identify these elements in cancerous tissue, a . . .