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Researcher at a computer
A database containing information on more than 11,000 tumors is now available to researchers studying pediatric cancers.
The database was created as part of UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative.
The goal of this initiative is to allow researchers to analyze their patients’ data alongside data from thousands of patients with pediatric and adult cancers, including leukemias and lymphomas.
The intention is to help researchers find hidden causes of cancer that may be missed when they analyze a patient’s data in isolation.
The database, which is available at https://treehouse.xenahubs.net, contains RNA-sequencing gene expression data, as well as information on patients’ age, sex, and disease.
