http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Whole genome sequencing—spelling out all 3 billion letters in the human genome—"is an obvious and powerful method for advancing our understanding of pancreatic cancer," according to a new study from TGen, Mayo Clinic and Scottsdale Healthcare published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-wgs-multiple-pancreatic-cancer-patients.html Cancer Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:08 EST news269106114 Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and University of Montreal have identified genetic origins in 10% of an important form of congenital heart diseases by studying the genetic variability within families. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-major-genetic-discovery-percent-aortic.html Genetics Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:45:42 EST news268026321 An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants, or CNVs, appear to play a significant role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-rare-genetic-mutations-linked-bipolar.html Genetics Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:37:06 EST news243693389 New research sifts through the entire genome of thousands of human subjects to look for genetic variation associated with height. The results of the study, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, suggest that uncommon genetic deletions are associated with short stature. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-short-stature-shortage-genes.html Genetics Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:35:58 EST news241274101 A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-adhd.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:25:37 EST news240485110 Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mutation-clue-disorders-older-dads.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:08:21 EST news234086882 Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms that lead to acute aortic dissections are 12 times more likely to have duplications in the DNA in a region of chromosome 16 (16p13.1) than those without the disease, according to a study led by genetic researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-link-chromosome-region-thoracic-aortic.html Genetics Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:21:57 EST news227463696