News tagged with genome
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Researchers identify novel genes that may drive rare, aggressive form of uterine cancer
Researchers have identified several genes that are linked to one of the most lethal forms of uterine cancer, serous endometrial cancer. The researchers describe how three of the genes found in the study are ...
Cancer
Oct 28, 2012 |
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Scientists deepen genetic understanding of MS
(Medical Xpress)—Five scientists, including two from Simon Fraser University, have discovered that 30 per cent of our likelihood of developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be explained by 475,806 genetic variants in our ...
Genetics
Oct 25, 2012 |
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New genes discovered for adult BMI levels
A large international study has identified three new gene variants associated with body mass index (BMI) levels in adults. The scientific consortium, numbering approximately 200 researchers, performed a meta-analysis of 46 ...
Genetics
Oct 25, 2012 |
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New genomics study shows ancestry could help solve disease riddles
October 25, 2012 – Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of certain diseases and finding cures. However, so many variations among individual genomes exist ...
Genetics
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Study reveals rate at which key genetic deletions contribute to male infertility
A large-scale analysis of Y chromosomes from more than 20,000 men finds that two spontaneously recurring deletions along a complex region of the Y chromosome are responsible for approximately 8% of cases of failed sperm production.
Genetics
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Unmasking the deadly secrets of pancreatic cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A large-scale study that defines the complexity of underlying mutations responsible for pancreatic cancers in more than 100 patients was published in Nature.
Cancer
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Genome analysis of pancreas tumors reveals new pathway
The latest genomic analysis of pancreatic tumors identified two new pathways involved in the disease, information that could be capitalized on to develop new and earlier diagnostic tests for the disease
Cancer
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Limitations to the 'revolutionary' findings of online studies
'Direct to consumer' research, using data obtained through increasingly popular online communities such as 23andMe, PatientsLikeMe and the Personal Genome Project, has methodological limitations that are known to epidemiological ...
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Oct 23, 2012 |
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About face: Long-ignored segments of DNA play role in early stages of face development
(Medical Xpress)—The human face is a fantastically intricate thing. The billions of people on the planet have faces that are individually recognizable because each has subtle differences in its folds and ...
Genetics
Oct 22, 2012 |
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New mechanism for antibiotic tolerance found
(Medical Xpress)—Many antibiotics can lose their ability to kill bacteria – Duke University bioengineers believe they can explain one of the reasons why.
Medical research
Oct 19, 2012 |
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AMP reports on possibilities, challenges, and applications of next-generation sequencing
Bethesda, MD, October 18, 2012 The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) published the report of the Whole Genome Analysis (WGA) Working Group of the AMP Clinical Practice Committee in the November 2012 issue of The Journal of ...
Genetics
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Non-coding antisense RNA can be used to stimulate protein production
While studying Parkinson's disease, an international research group made a discovery which can improve industrial protein synthesis for therapeutic use. They managed to understand a novel function of non-protein ...
Genetics
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Personalized genomic medicine: How much can it really empower patients?
Personalized genomic medicine is hailed as a revolution that will empower patients to take control of their own health care, but it could end up taking control away from patients and limiting their treatment choices, concludes ...
Genetics
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Nurture trumps nature in study of oral bacteria in human twins
A new long-term study of human twins by University of Colorado Boulder researchers indicates the makeup of the population of bacteria bathing in their saliva is driven more by environmental factors than heritability.
Genetics
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Bioethics panel urges more gene privacy protection
It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker's DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future.
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Oct 11, 2012 |
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