The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf research
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TCGA
gptkbp:collaboratesWith multiple research institutions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:Genomic_Data_Commons
open access
https://portal.gdc.cancer.gov/
gptkbp:endDate 2017
gptkbp:field cancer genomics
gptkbp:focus molecular characterization of cancer
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:goal catalog genetic mutations responsible for cancer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
gptkbp:impact enabled large-scale cancer genomics research
gptkbp:launched gptkb:National_Cancer_Institute
gptkb:National_Human_Genome_Research_Institute
gptkbp:legacy inspired similar projects worldwide
gptkbp:notableAchievement discovery of new cancer drivers
identification of cancer subtypes
integration of multi-omics data
gptkbp:publishedIn hundreds of scientific papers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Cancer_Genome_Consortium
gptkbp:size over 11,000 patients
gptkbp:startDate 2006
gptkbp:studiedBy over 30 cancer types
gptkbp:type clinical data
epigenomic data
genomic data
transcriptomic data
gptkbp:usedFor biomedical research
precision medicine
drug discovery
gptkbp:website https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/ccg/research/structural-genomics/tcga
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lynda_Chin
gptkb:UCSC_Xena
gptkb:The_Cancer_Genome_Atlas_Research_Network
gptkb:Pan-Cancer_Analysis_of_Whole_Genomes_(PCAWG)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6