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Gene variant ID could lead to better fatty liver disease diagnosis

More patients could be diagnosed earlier with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) after a cohort study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 identified variants within four genes significantly associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene 'switch' may explain DiGeorge syndrome severity

The discovery of a 'switch' that modifies a gene known to be essential for normal heart development could explain variations in the severity of birth defects in children with DiGeorge syndrome.

Genetics created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Jak of all trades? Not of leukaemia therapy

About one in five or six cases of adult leukaemia in Western populations relates to so-called chronic myeloid leukaemia, or CML. Treatment of CML usually relies on inhibitors of the abnormal protein that causes the condition ...

Cancer created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain development goes off track as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia

11 May 2011 - Two new research studies published in Biological Psychiatry point to progressive abnormalities in brain development that emerge as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 11, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0