Genetics
Study suggests link between eye color and alcohol dependence
People with blue eyes might have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics, according to a unique new study by genetic researchers at the University of Vermont.
Jul 2, 2015
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American Journal of Medical Genetics
Genetics
New study of Xia-Gibbs syndrome spurs development of patient registry
Researchers at the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine have conducted a study of 20 individuals with Xia-Gibbs syndrome, a rare condition that has symptoms of severe developmental delay, sleep apnea, ...
May 7, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene that causes tumor disorder linked to increased breast cancer risk
New Johns Hopkins research showing a more than four-fold increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) adds to growing evidence that women with this rare genetic disorder may benefit from ...
Nov 27, 2012
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Genetics
Genetic risk information may help people avoid alcohol addiction, suggests study
Today's substance use prevention efforts ignore individual genetic risk, but new Rutgers University research suggests that DNA test results may eventually enhance prevention and treatment and improve outcomes.
May 30, 2023
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Genetics
Mayo Clinic shares lessons learned from genomics clinic for sequencing-based cancer care and diagnostics
It has been 1.5 years since Mayo Clinic opened the world's first integrated multidisciplinary genomics service, the Individualized Medicine Clinic, which uses genomics and next-generation sequencing technologies to personalize ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Genetic tests often overused and misinterpreted
One of every three genetic tests examined by a team of researchers at the San Diego Naval Medical Center shouldn't have been prescribed, a finding that adds to growing body of evidence suggesting that genetic tests are routinely ...
May 9, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study details development of functional skills in persons with Down syndrome
When expectant parents learn their child will be born with Down syndrome, they invariably have questions about what this diagnosis will mean for their son or daughter and for the rest of their family. When will their child ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Genetics
Study explores cognitive function in people with mental illness
A study funded by the Veterans Administration and directed by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has shown few differences in the profiles of genes that influence cognition between people with ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Genetics
Geneticists solve mystery of EEC Syndrome's variable severity in children
By identifying a protein that acts as a genetic modifier, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved the mystery of why some infants are born with a grave syndrome consisting of cleft palate and major ...
Jun 14, 2013
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Genetics
Finding the needle in a genomic haystack
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified a genomic mutation that causes physical abnormalities and developmental delays in children.
Feb 3, 2017
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