IIT Madras Launches First-of-Its-Kind Cancer Genome Database to Transform Cancer Research in India

IIT Madras Launches First-of-Its-Kind Cancer Genome Database to Transform Cancer Research in India

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 08 2025

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IIT Madras launched the ‘Bharat Cancer Genome Atlas’ (BCGA) on 3rd February 2025, completing the sequencing of 960 whole exomes from 480 Indian breast cancer patients to bridge the gap in India's cancer genomic data.

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