Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics

Publications

DCEG Scientists Identify New Gene Mutation Related to Familial Melanoma

Using whole exome sequencing, DCEG investigators and colleagues have identified a novel inherited mutation within the POT1 gene that may increase the risk of familial melanoma.

•	Read more about this study
•	Learn about DCEG research on familial melanoma

DCEG Investigators Honored by the American Epidemiological Society (AES)

Dr. Mark Schiffman presented the esteemed Feldman Lecture at the AES annual meeting, and Dr. Amy Berrington de González was elected as a member.

•	Read more about the AES meeting
•	View Dr. Schiffman's bio
•	View Dr. Berrington de González's bio

Stephen Chanock Contributes Invited Perspective on TCGA

Dr. Stephen Chanock discusses the role of The Cancer Genome Atlas in understanding how germline variation informs the landscape of somatic alterations in cancer.

•	Read Dr. Chanock's full post in the TCGA "Perspectives" blog

New Gene Mutation for Familial Melanoma
DCEG Investigators Honored by AES
Stephen Chanock Invited Perspective on TCGA

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) is a research program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Division is the world’s most comprehensive cancer epidemiology research group. Its renowned epidemiologists, geneticists, and biostatisticians conduct population and multidisciplinary research to discover the genetic and environmental determinants of cancer and new approaches to cancer prevention. The Division’s research impacts public health policy in the United States and around the world.