Genetics
Mapping the genetic controllers in heart disease
Researchers have developed a 3-D map of the gene interactions that play a key role in cardiovascular disease, a study in eLife reports.
Jul 10, 2018
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News tagged with genetic mapping
Genetics
New 3-D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our small genetic differences can have a tremendous effect on how our bodies respond to disease.
Dec 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein called NS4A-2K-4B to enable viral replication, according to a study published May 9 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Ralf ...
May 9, 2019
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Genetics
Stanford researcher to expand DNA database by adding Latin Americans
(Medical Xpress) -- Genetic mapping has led scientists to a better understanding of human disease and how to fight ailments like diabetes, mental illness and cancer.
Jul 20, 2012
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Genetics
Researchers develop statistical method for genetic mapping of autoimmune diseases
Genetic studies of diseases map segments of the genome driving disease. But to understand how those changes contribute to disease progression, it is important to understand how they may alter gene regulation of disease genes ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers helping map brain cancer genome
Fueled by the hope of finding better treatments, patients like Kenneth Jacques are helping medical science map the entire genetic sequence of a few types of brain tumors.
Feb 23, 2012
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Genetics
Unraveling the network of brain tumor genetics
A new map of the network of genetic changes that drive the development of brain tumors has been revealed by UCL researchers. The genetic map, published in Brain, is comparable to a map of the London Underground—where different ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers publish new guide for viral tracers in neural circuit mapping
Researchers from the newly-established Center for Neural Circuit Mapping at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers, comparing their strengths ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease.
Jul 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
In utero conditions can affect a teen's brain development
A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life.
Jan 24, 2017
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