News tagged with mutation patterns


Scientists find clues to some inherited heart diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Cornell researchers have uncovered the basic cell biology that helps explain heart defects found in diseases known as laminopathies, a group of some 15 genetic disorders that include forms ...

Medical research created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome sequencing of Burkitt Lymphoma reveals unique mutation

In the first broad genetic landscape mapped of a Burkitt lymphoma tumor, scientists at Duke Medicine and their collaborators identified 70 mutations, including several that had not previously been associated with cancer and ...

Genetics created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A GPS in your DNA: Research says genetics can reveal your geographic ancestral origin

While your DNA is unique, it also tells the tale of your family line. It carries the genetic history of your ancestors down through the generations. Now, says a Tel Aviv University researcher, it's also possible ...

Genetics created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New genetic mutations found for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency in British Columbia, Canada and their U.S. collaborators have identified a number of new genetic mutations involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or NHL.

Cancer created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0