Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: susceptibility gene http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also called AIS) across Asian and Caucasian populations. The gene is involved in the growth and development of the spine during childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-gene-adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis.html Genetics Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:01 EST news287576143 Scientists deepen genetic understanding of MS (Medical Xpress)—Five scientists, including two from Simon Fraser University, have discovered that 30 per cent of our likelihood of developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be explained by 475,806 genetic variants in our genome. Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) commonly screen these variants, looking for genetic links to diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-scientists-deepen-genetic-ms.html Genetics Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:30:09 EST news270400835 Gene mutation study results could lead to less expensive, more accessible breast and ovarian cancer screening (Medical Xpress)—Researchers conducting a study of gene mutations that increase a woman's likelihood of breast and ovarian cancers have made a discovery that could open doors to less expensive and more accessible breast and ovarian cancer screening. Additionally, the surprising study results may also explain how human embryos with these breast cancer mutations survive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gene-mutation-results-expensive-accessible.html Cancer Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:47:09 EST news267090369 Mutations in autism susceptibility gene increase risk in boys Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified five rare mutations in a single gene that appear to increase the chances that a boy will develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mutations-autism-susceptibility-gene-boys.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:53:29 EST news261302002 New hope for migraine sufferers: Female gene link identified New hope has arrived for migraine sufferers following a Griffith University study with the people of Norfolk Island. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-migraine-female-gene-link.html Genetics Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:30:51 EST news258024619 Dyslexia-linked genetic variant decreases midline crossing of auditory pathways Finnish scientists have found that a rare dyslexia-linked genetic variant of the ROBO1 gene decreases normal crossing of auditory pathways in the human brain. The weaker the expression of the gene is, the more abnormal is the midline crossing. The results link, for the first time, a dyslexia-susceptibility gene to a specific sensory function of the human brain. This collaborative study between Aalto University and University of Helsinki in Finland and the Karolinska Insitutet in Sweden was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-dyslexia-linked-genetic-variant-decreases-midline.html Neuroscience Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:34 EST news247316004 Study participants at risk for Alzheimer's talk about their genetic test results If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer's disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-alzheimers-genetic-results.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:21:46 EST news242911288