Study finds new ADHD genes, links susceptibility with autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions
New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these ...
Genetics
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Firefly protein lights up degenerating muscles, aiding muscular-dystrophy research
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have created a mouse model of muscular dystrophy in which degenerating muscle tissue gives off visible light. The observed luminescence occurs only in damaged muscle tissue ...
Medical research
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Study identifies 75 genetic regions that influence red blood cell formation
New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates the amount of haemoglobin that is packaged in red blood cells at any time. Genomic analysis techniques have doubled the number of genetic regions ...
Genetics
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Three possible susceptibility genes found in neurodegenerative disorder
An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative ...
Genetics
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Artemisinin-resistant untreatable malaria increasing rapidly along the Thailand-Myanmar border: study
Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the front line treatment for malaria on the border of Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) is reported in The ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2012 |
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How deficiencies in two genes synergize to halt formation of gut nervous system
Mutations in single genes can cause catastrophic diseases, such as Huntington's Disease or sickle cell anemia. However, many conditions, including cancer, diabetes and birth defects are multigenic, arising ...
Genetics
Jan 31, 2013 |
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A gene for depression localized
Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of being depressed and the use of rating scales that quantify depressive symptoms. Over the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Researchers find clues to common birth defect in gene expression data
Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), The Jackson Laboratory and other institutes have uncovered 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a common and often deadly birth defect.
Genetics
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New light on genetics of autism
The genetics of autism is complex and possibly influenced by mutations with very large effects. EU genomics research has found more candidate genes that increase susceptibility to the condition.
Autism spectrum disorders
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Exome sequencing: Potential diagnostic assay for unexplained intellectual disability
Research findings confirming that de novo mutations represent a major cause of previously unexplained intellectual disability were presented on Nov. 8 at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting in San Francisco.
Genetics
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Scientists discover gene mutation that causes children to be born without spleen
The spleen is rarely noticed, until it is missing. In children born without this organ, that doesn't happen until they become sick with life-threatening bacterial infections. An international team of researchers led by scientists ...
Genetics
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Genotyping IDs long-term risk of macular degeneration
(HealthDay)—Genotyping of two genetic risk alleles can be used to estimate the long-term risk of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but knowing the phenotype is important in assessing ...
Ophthalmology
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Clear-sighted research identifies genes for eye problems
(Medical Xpress)—More than 45,000 people of European and Asian ancestry have taken part in a big study to gain a better understanding of the genetics behind the world's most common eye disorder.
Genetics
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Study finds large proportion of intellectual disability is not genetically inherited
New research published Online First in The Lancet suggests that a high proportion of severe intellectual disability results from genetic causes that are not inherited. These findings are good news for parents, indicating a low ...
Genetics
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Scientists discover mevalonate kinase gene mutations associated with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
A Chinese research team, led by Anhui Medical University and BGI, has found the strong genetic evidences of mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) mutations link to disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). It is a major ...
Genetics
Sep 16, 2012 |
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