News tagged with gene mutation

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Scientists find new mechanism by which cell signaling pathway contributes to rheumatoid arthritis development

A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery identifies the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, the study provides evidence ...

Immunology created May 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clusters of cooperating tumor-suppressor genes are found in large regions deleted in common cancers

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have amassed strong experimental evidence implying that commonly occurring large chromosomal deletions that are seen in many cancer ...

Cancer created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Complex role of genes in autism revealed

University of Washington researchers announced their findings from a major study looking into the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with an approach piloted at the UW. Their results are reported ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fragile X gene's prevalence suggests broader health risk

The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, suggests the mutation in the gene – and its associated health ...

Genetics created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover gene linked to breast and ovarian cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers led by the Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found that rare mutations in a gene called PPM1D are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The mutations are ...

Cancer created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genomic 'hotspots' offer clues to causes of autism, other disorders

An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has discovered that "random" mutations in the genome are not quite so random after all. Their study, ...

Genetics created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists shed new light on mechanisms of T-ALL, a form of leukemia that primarily affects children

Acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children under the age of 14 years. With optimum treatment, approximately 75 % of children are currently cured, but the treatment consists of severe chemotherapy ...

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

Scientists identify a new layer of complexity within colon cancer

Cancer scientists led by Dr. John Dick at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have found a way to follow single tumour cells and observe their growth over time. By using special immune-deficient mice to propagate human colorectal ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Science surprise: Toxic protein made in unusual way may explain brain disorder

A bizarre twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities.

Neuroscience created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinical trials helped one woman's fight against cancer

(HealthDay)—Monica Barlow, a 35-year-old from Maryland, was training for a half-marathon when she noticed she couldn't shake a bad cough and ongoing fatigue. After a couple of rounds of antibiotics from ...

Cancer created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery of genetic defect that triggers epilepsy

Researchers at the University Department of Neurology at the MedUni Vienna have identified a gene behind an epilepsy syndrome, which could also play an important role in other idiopathic (genetically caused) ...

Neuroscience created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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 created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds new drug target for metastatic breast cancer

Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the first to report that two specific tumor suppressor genes work in concert to inhibit the ...

Cancer created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists investigate inherited causes of autism

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most heritable of all neuropsychiatric conditions. Yet, most genetic links to ASD found in recent years have involved de novo mutations, which are not passed from parent to child, ...

Genetics created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammation drives Crohn's disease, says study

Inflammation -- not genetic susceptibility -- drives the growth of intestinal bacteria and invasive E. coli linked to Crohn's disease (CD), reports a new Cornell study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast