News tagged with regulatory regions

Genes and their regulatory 'tags' conspire to promote rheumatoid arthritis, study finds

In one of the first genome-wide studies to hunt for both genes and their regulatory "tags" in patients suffering from a common disease, researchers have found a clear role for the tags in mediating genetic ...

Genetics Jan 20, 2013 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0 |

One step closer to understanding biology behind genetic variants linked to blood cell traits

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge have unpicked genetic variants that affect the formation of blood cells. They found that around a third of ...

Genetics Apr 17, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Staking out unknown genomic territory

Scientists have long known that the human genome is incredibly complex. However, after almost 10 years of hard work, a team of more than 400 scientists at 32 research institutions worldwide has finally made ...

Genetics Jan 04, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

ENCODE project: Researchers unlock disease information hidden in genome's control circuitry

Researchers at the University of Washington have determined that the majority of genetic changes associated with more than 400 common diseases and clinical traits affect the genome's regulatory circuitry. ...

Genetics Sep 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Researchers discover how the deadly malaria parasite evades the immune system, make progress toward developing a cure

(Medical Xpress)—More than a million people die each year of malaria caused by different strains of the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. The medical world has yet to find an effective ...