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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 Aug 16, 2012 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 1 |

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

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 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Three SNPs linked to aortic stenosis in older adults

(HealthDay) -- Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with aortic stenosis involving tricuspid aortic valves in older patients, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of The Am ...

Cardiology Jul 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

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 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

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 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

23andMe identifies 5 significant genetic associations for hypothyroidism

Using its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has found five significant genetic associations for hypothyroidism in the largest known genome-wide association study of hypothyroidism ...

Genetics Apr 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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 |

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

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

Genetic variant linked to development of liver cancer in hepatitis C virus carriers

A genome-wide study by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital and Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital has identified a genetic variant associated with the development ...

Genetics Jul 03, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0 |

What's the secret to living past 110?

Is there some secret that lets a human live past the age of 110? A research team collaborating with the University of Tokyo is betting it's in their genes.

Genetics Jun 12, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Insulin receptor substrate 1 variant linked to GFR

(HealthDay) -- A variant of the human insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) gene, which plays an important role in modulating tissue response to insulin, is significantly associated with glomerular filtration rate ( ...

Diabetes Jun 01, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

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