The genetic risk of breast cancer has been in the news lately. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are working toward pinpointing individuals' risk of developing breast cancer.
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Physician–scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine led a nationwide genetic study examining the role of genetic mutations in the Titin, TTN, gene in Black individuals. ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Some infants are born with too few nephrons, the filtering units in kidneys that help the body remove waste and excess fluid. Whether due to low birth weight, maternal diabetes, inadequate nutrition or genetic mutations, ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) have discovered new genetic mechanisms related to spinocerebellar ...
Mar 14, 2024
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University of Adelaide researchers now know more about a mysterious gene's role in maintaining healthy DNA—a crucial development that could lead to new treatments for life-threatening illnesses including neurodevelopmental ...
Mar 13, 2024
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A study has identified a genetic mutation underlying a rare form of epilepsy, and reveals novel molecular and cellular mechanisms by which the disorder manifests in patients.
Mar 12, 2024
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Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways—some mutations simply replace one DNA nucleotide with another, while others insert or delete larger sections ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Researchers from the UoC's Center for Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine and the UoC CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research have discovered that an excessive immune response can be prevented by the intramembrane ...
Mar 7, 2024
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A cellular profiling method called dynamic BH3 profiling (DBP), developed by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has the potential to help guide personalized treatment for relapsed, drug-resistant acute myeloid ...
Mar 6, 2024
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An international study, published in JAMA Oncology, in which the Clinical Oncology group of the Sant Pau Research Institute participated, has revealed that MRI monitoring in women with mutations in the BRCA1 genes significantly ...
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