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The Hess B. and Diane Finestone Laboratory was established to promote the field of medical genetics at McGill University. Funding from the Finestone Laboratory is used to advance the academic goals of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Medicine of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
For Cancer Researchers
Here, you will find links to Internet resources for cancer researchers (including various mutation databases), educational materials, organizations involved in cancer research as well as selected biomedical journals available online (most through McGill University subscription only!).
American Association for Cancer Research
Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology
Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC)
Canadian Cancer Etiology Research Network
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network
European Directory of DNA Diagnostic Laboratories (EDDNAL)
Familial Cancer Database (FaCD)
Genetics Education Center (Univ. of Kansas Med. Ctr.)
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer (NECCR)
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
Human Gene Mutation Database (mutation nomenclature)
Human Gene Mutation Database Cardiff
Hum-Molgen (Int'l communication forum in human molecular genetics)
International Collaborative Group on HNPCC (ICG-HNPCC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The Cancer Information Service (CIS) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
NCI - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
SOM-MUT (somatic mutation analysis - lab search)
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Web Navigator
McGill Library - Electronic Resources
Selected journals online (McGill only)
Health Library Full-text Biomedical Journals
American Journal of Human Genetics
American Journal of Medical Genetics
CA - Cancer Journal for Clinicians
European Journal of Cancer
(go to journals; select EJC)
International Journal of Cancer
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Mutation Research, DNA Repair
(go to journals; select MR)