News tagged with mapping techniques
Research finds spontaneous mutations are major cause of congenital heart disease
Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but researchers don't understand what ...
Cardiology
May 12, 2013 |
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Whole-exome sequencing identifies inherited mutations in autism
While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it's hard to find enough people with a given mutation to establish a clear pattern. ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Personalized treatment for Crohn's Disease a step closer following gene mapping
Three new locations for Crohn's Disease genes have been uncovered by scientists at UCL using a novel gene mapping approach.
Genetics
Dec 08, 2011 |
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New technique comprehensively generates three-dimensional maps of gene expression in the brain
A research team led by Yuko Okamura-Oho and Hideo Yokota of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, has developed a novel technique for three-dimensional (3D) mapping of gene expression patterns onto ...
Genetics
Jan 11, 2013 |
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DNA detectives track down nerve disorder cause
Better diagnosis and treatment of a crippling inherited nerve disorder may be just around the corner thanks to an international team that spanned Asia, Europe and the United States. The team had been hunting DNA strands for ...
Neuroscience
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Map reveals cancer hotspots
(Medical Xpress) -- A new technique is helping researchers to pinpoint genetic information that contributes to cancer development.
Cancer
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Modern health mapping shows how poverty and ill health persist over 100 years
Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London are aiming to improve the health of Londoners by combining a century-old mapping technique with up-to-the-minute technology.
Health
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Study discovers new genes for rare inherited diseases
An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases.
Genetics
Sep 06, 2011 |
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'Transport infrastructure' determines spread of HIV subtypes in Africa
Road networks and geographic factors affecting "spatial accessibility" have a major impact on the spread of HIV across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study published online by the journal AIDS, official journal of the ...
HIV & AIDS
Dec 04, 2012 |
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