News tagged with gene mutation
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Filaggrin mutations up risk of irritant contact dermatitis
(HealthDay)—Both atopic dermatitis (AD) and loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) are independently associated with an increased risk of developing chronic irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2012 |
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Engineered flies spill secret of seizures
In a newly reported set of experiments that show the value of a particularly precise but difficult genetic engineering technique, researchers at Brown University and the University of California–Irvine have created a Drosophila fruit ...
Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Study: Non-genetic factors play role in non-diabetic kidney disease among African-Americans
The high rate of non-diabetic kidney disease in African-Americans is strongly associated with variations in a particular gene. Yet, not everyone who inherits these variations develops the disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 09, 2012 |
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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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Study reveals young women with the BRCA mutation feel different and misunderstood
(Medical Xpress)—A study authored by Rebekah Hamilton, RN, PhD, associate dean of the Rush University College of Nursing, found that young women with a BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation felt different and misunderstood.
Cancer
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Cutting through the genomic thicket in search of disease variants
(Medical Xpress)—In the early stages of that vast undertaking known as the Human Genome Project, enthusiasm ran high. The enterprise would be costly and laborious but the clinical rewards, unprecedented. Once the complete ...
Genetics
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Study links another gene variant to male breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Researchers report that they've identified another genetic variation that appears connected to male breast cancer, a rare condition that kills several hundred men in the United States each year.
Cancer
Sep 23, 2012 |
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Reseach reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer, ovarian cancers
One subtype of breast cancer shares many genetic features with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a cancer that is very difficult to treat, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of ...
Cancer
Sep 23, 2012 |
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Men and women are different in terms of genetic predispositions, study shows
We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor ...
Genetics
Sep 20, 2012 |
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BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation research may offer treatment option to certain patients
(Medical Xpress)—Ongoing research at the Methodist Cancer Center could reveal whether metastatic breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations are particularly responsive to a drug regimen that includes Veliparib, an ...
Cancer
Sep 20, 2012 |
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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 ...
Cancer
Sep 17, 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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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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'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real
(AP)—More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV & AIDS
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Diagnostic chest radiation before 30 may increase breast cancer risk
Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1- or BRCA2- genes (which control the suppression of breast and ovarian cancer) who have undergone diagnostic radiation to the chest before the age of 30 are more likely to develop breast ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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