Study identifies genetic variants linked to fatty liver disease in obese children
New research found the genetic variant Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing protein-3 (PNPLA3) acting in conjunction with the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) is associated with increased susceptibility to fatty ...
Genetics
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Ovarian cancer risk related to inherited inflammation genes
In a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues from 11 other institutions in the Unites States and the United Kingdom, genes that are known to be involved in inflammation were found to be related ...
Cancer
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Large-scale study of East Asian individuals reveals a number of previously overlooked genetic variants
Broad, population-based investigations known as genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are now a standard tool for helping scientists to pinpoint genetic variations that can contribute to disease risk or pathology. ...
Genetics
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Three new genetic links to breast cancer identified
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has identified three new genetic loci associated with an increased susceptibility to breast cancer. As described in their paper published in Nature Ge ...
Genetics
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Researchers identify genetic signatures of exceptional longevity in re-published study
While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public ...
Genetics
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Eat fish, build up brainpower
Can pregnant women help boost their children's brainpower by eating fish? The findings of a study, presented in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, show how children born to women who consumed more f ...
Health
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Sensitive detection method analyzes circulating tumor cells in patients with lung cancer
Researchers have developed a method to analyze circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. This method, which can analyze a sample size as small as three cells, may allow clinicians to ...
Cancer
Jan 09, 2012 |
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New ADHD findings
A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Attention deficit disorders
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Study finds specific gene linked to cold sore susceptibility
Investigators have identified a human chromosome containing a specific gene associated with susceptibility to herpes simplex labialis (HSL), the common cold sore. Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and now av ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Study gauges emotional toll of direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Among the latest health care trends seeking to advance "individualized medicine" are private companies marketing genetic testing directly to patients. The mail-in kits, with price tags as high as $2,500, use a saliva specimen ...
Health
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Large meta-analysis finds new genes for type 1 diabetes
The largest-ever analysis of genetic data related to type 1 diabetes has uncovered new genes associated with the common metabolic disease, which affects 200 million people worldwide. The findings add to knowledge of gene ...
Genetics
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Researchers discover genetic risk factor for skin, prostate and brain cancers
Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the USA, the UK and Romania today report the discovery of a variant in the sequence of the human genome ...
Genetics
Sep 25, 2011 |
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Genome-wide study reveals 3 new susceptibility loci for adult asthma in Japanese population
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM), together with colleagues at Kyoto University, Tsukuba University, Harvard University, and other medical institutions have identified three new loci ...
Genetics
Jul 31, 2011 |
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7 in 1 blow: Scientists discover DNA regions influencing prostate cancer risk
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are taking part in an international research consortium studying the genetic risks for prostate cancer. The consortium, a collaboration ...
Genetics
Jul 12, 2011 |
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New prototype device to help doctors prescribe most appropriate medicine for individual patients performs well in pilot
A prototype handheld device that analyses DNA to predict how patients may respond to their prescription medication has performed well in a preliminary pilot study, researchers announce today.
Genetics
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