Dr. Carling [Doris Duke-Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator] focuses on endocrine tumors, a type of cancer that affects hormone-producing tissues in the body (such as the thyroid, pituitary gland, adrenal gland and islet cells of the pancreas).  The underlying genetic basis for endocrine tumors is not yet known.  Dr. Carling’s goal is to complete a comprehensive genomic analysis of patients with endocrine tumor disease in order to identify individual genes involved in early cancer formation.  His research will provide important insights into the development of endocrine tumors as well as other cancer types, laying the basis for future individualized medical and surgical management of cancer. 

 

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Project Title: "Molecular genetics of endocrine tumor disease"

Institution: Yale University School of Medicine

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Richard P. Lifton, MD, PhD, and Robert Udelsman, MD

Cancer Type: Neuroendocrine, Thyroid

Research Area: Cancer Genetics