News tagged with human genome
Related topics: genes , genome , dna sequences , genetic mutations , genetic variation
Surprising genetic link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental disorders in kids
About 10 percent of kids born with kidney defects have large alterations in their genomes known to be linked with neurodevelopmental delay and mental illness, a new study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers ...
Genetics
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Newly discovered enzyme implicated in the spreading of cancer
Enzyme hunters at UiO have discovered the function of an enzyme that is important in the spreading of cancer. Cancer researchers now hope to inhibit the enzyme.
Cancer
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Study suggests humans are slowly but surely losing intellectual and emotional abilities
Human intelligence and behavior require optimal functioning of a large number of genes, which requires enormous evolutionary pressures to maintain. A provocative hypothesis published in a recent set of Science and Society ...
Genetics
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Exome sequencing: Potential diagnostic assay for unexplained intellectual disability
Research findings confirming that de novo mutations represent a major cause of previously unexplained intellectual disability were presented on Nov. 8 at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting in San Francisco.
Genetics
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Discovery advances fight against phleboviruses
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have discovered how a particular type of virus hides and protects its genetic information from the immune system, ...
Medical research
Nov 07, 2012 |
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DNA sequencing of infants and children with anatomical defects of unknown causes
A presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting updated genetics experts about a one-year-old research initiative that brought together researchers, clinicians and policy experts to tackle the challenges ...
Genetics
Nov 06, 2012 |
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New findings on gene regulation and bone development
The patients have single short fingers (metacarpals) and toes (metatarsals) and can be restricted in growth due to a shortened skeleton. This hereditary disease is called brachydactyly type E (Greek for short ...
Genetics
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Scientists discover gene switch important in cancer
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Helsinki in Finland have shown that the "switches" that regulate the expression of genes play a major role in the development of cancer. In a study, published ...
Cancer
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Global genome effort seeks genetic roots of disease
By decoding the genomes of more than 1,000 people whose homelands stretch from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Americas, scientists have compiled the largest and most detailed catalog yet of human genetic ...
Genetics
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Discovery of new type of RNA could have implications for some congenital disorders
State funding of stem cell research at the UConn Health Center has led one research team to the discovery of a new type of RNA that could one day result in the successful treatment of devastating congenital disorders such ...
Medical research
Oct 29, 2012 |
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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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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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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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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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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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