The duckling mollusks help to understand ovarian cancer

Researchers from the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide believe our oldest mammalian relatives can help us better understand ovarian cancer .

University of Adelaide geneticist Dr. Frank Grutzer said the platypus DNA diagram showed an interesting relationship between their sex chromosomes and some of the DNA sequences found in chamber cancer. eggs in humans.

Dr. Grutnzer said: 'We have identified the sex chromosome DNA of a DNA-like speculum that is affected by ovarian cancer as well as other reproductive diseases, such as infertility. male'.

Speculum moss is helping Australian researchers better understand ovarian cancer. (Photo: Nicole Duplaix)

'Cancer often involves changing large amounts of DNA, and it is often difficult to identify which DNA is important in the development of the disease. Comparing with animals with distant relatives like the duckling otters helps us identify important DNA sequences that have been preserved through evolution for millions of years. '

'We are very excited about the fact that the genome of the speculum has given us a new direction in studying ovarian cancer at the molecular level.'

Working with Dr. Grutzner is Professor Martin Oehler, cancer researcher specializing in ovarian cancer treatment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Professor Oehler said: 'We hope this study will one day lead to the development of an early detection experiment and more effective treatments for ovarian cancer.'

'Ovarian cancer is the gynecological cancer that has the highest death rate and is the sixth most common cause of death among Australian women.'

Both Dr. Oehler and Dr. Grutzner said the application of this study is not limited to ovarian cancer, and they are trying to understand some of the other diseases.