Genetics
Genome instability studies could change treatment for cancer and other diseases
Counterintuitive as it may seem, genetic mutation is key to our evolution and survival.
Jul 2, 2013
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News tagged with dna variation
Genetics
Researchers discover novel DNA variants that influence risk of blood cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) recently led in two studies that revealed important genetic insights into the development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). NHLs are some of the most common ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Genetics
Whole genome or exome sequencing: An individual insight
Focusing on parts rather than the whole, when it comes to genome sequencing, might be extremely useful, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine. The research compares several sequencing technologies ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutua Madrileña funds IDIBELL and ICO project to improve diagnosis of Lynch syndrome
The Fundación Mutua Madrileña, in its 10th Call for Aids to Research, has selected a project to improve the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome led by researcher Marta Pineda, from the Hereditary Cancer research group of the Bellvitge ...
Jun 25, 2013
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Genetics
Goal of identifying nearly all genetic causes of deafness is within reach
At least half of all cases of deafness that develop from birth through infancy in developed countries have a genetic basis, as do many cases of later onset progressive hearing loss. To date, at least 1,000 mutations occurring ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Genetics
The secret of DNA methylation
Methylation refers to a chemical modification of DNA and this modification can occur in millions of positions in the DNA sequence. Until now, scientists believed that this epigenetic phenomenon actively reduced the expression ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Genetics
Discovery of gene involved in fatty liver disease
An international research consortium led by CIC bioGUNE has discovered the involvement of a gene in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Although the gene concerned (SLC2A1) had never previously been ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Genetics
One step closer to understanding biology behind genetic variants linked to blood cell traits
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge have unpicked genetic variants that affect the formation of blood cells. They found that around a third of the variants play ...
Apr 17, 2013
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Genetics
Genetic variation contributes to pulmonary fibrosis risk
A newly published study of patients with pulmonary fibrosis has discovered multiple genetic variations that should help with future efforts to treat the disease.
Apr 15, 2013
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Genetics
Genetic discovery found to influence obesity in people of African ancestry
The largest genetic search for "obesity genes" in people of African ancestry has led to the discovery of three new regions of the human genome that influence obesity in these populations and others.
Apr 15, 2013
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