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ECE: Gene variants linked to reduced male fertility

(HealthDay)—Particular gene variants of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and its receptor are associated with significantly reduced fertility in men, according to a study presented at the annual European ...

Genetics May 03, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study examines effects of genetic variants for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Among infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS; caused by in utero opioid exposure), variants in certain genes were associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and less need for treatment, preliminary findings ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 30, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

With two new methods, scientists hope to improve genome-wide association studies

As scientists probe and parse the genetic bases of what makes a human a human (or one human different from another), and vigorously push for greater use of whole genome sequencing, they find themselves increasingly ...

Genetics Apr 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Genetic discovery found to influence obesity in people of African ancestry

The largest genetic search for "obesity genes" in people of African ancestry has led to the discovery of three new regions of the human genome that influence obesity in these populations and others.

Genetics Apr 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Unique study reveals genetic 'spelling mistakes' that increase the risk of common cancers

More than 80 genetic 'spelling mistakes' that can increase the risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer have been found in a large, international research study within the framework of the EU Network COGS. For the first ...

Cancer Mar 27, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Sequencing tracks animal-to-human transmission of bacterial pathogens

Researchers have used whole genome sequencing to reveal if drug-resistant bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans in two disease outbreaks that occurred on different farms in Denmark. The results, which are published ...

Genetics Mar 25, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

PCa markers improve predictive performance of existing clinical variables

A genetic score based on PCa risk-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is an independent predictor of prostate biopsy outcomes, suggest the results of a new study conducted by a group from the Department of Urology ...

Cancer Mar 18, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Largest study reveals five major psychiatric disorders share common genetic risk factors

For the first time, scientists have discovered that five major psychiatric disorders—autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia—share several common ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 27, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

SNPs associated with breast cancer risk alter binding affinity for pioneer factor FOXA1

Dartmouth scientists showed that more than half of all the SNPs associated with breast cancer risk are located in distant regions and bound by FOXA1, a protein required for estrogen receptor-α (ER) function according to ...

Cancer Jan 23, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Targeting hepatitis C treatment: The importance of interleukin (IL)-28

A metanalysis published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine has confirmed that polymorphisms (SNP) in the gene coding for interleukin-28 (IL28B) influence natural hepatitis C viral (HCV) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 07, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic "hotspots" linked to colorectal cancer. These variants, reported Dec. 23 in an Advanced Online Publication in Nature Genetics, provide new in ...

Cancer Dec 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Geneticists uncover a trail of variants associated with kidney dysfunction, specifically among East Asian populations

The past decade has seen a steady torrent of data linking human genetic variants associated with disease risk, and yet many important gaps remain. For example, many of these studies have focused primarily ...

Genetics Dec 21, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

The mu opioid receptor genotype may be a marker for those who drink for alcohol's rewarding effects

Previous research had identified an individual's subjective response to alcohol as a marker of alcoholism risk. The A118G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the mu opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene had also been previously ...

Addiction Dec 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

1,092 genomes and counting

Focusing on fine features in order to see "the big picture" seems almost counterintuitive, but that is exactly what is happening in the field of genomics. Researchers are sequencing human genomes, cataloging ...

Genetics Nov 16, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

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