GEPIKID

Project objectives

The primary goal of this research project is to understand the architecture of kidney cancer and study why some tumors tend to recur frequently. The project will also explore the effects of field cancerization on tissue samples (phylogeny). Germ material from histologically normal tissue can be used to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and functional characterization of GWAS results.

Start and end date

2015 - 2019

Project Manager

Prof. Vito Michele Fazio - Scientific manager

Coordinating institution of the project

NIH, National Cancer Institute, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, USA

Other Institutions involved

IRCCS IFO Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Funding source(s).

NIH Collaboration Agreement