In what is so far the largest investigation of its kind, researchers uncovered a wide range of new insights about common diseases and how they are affected by differences between two persons' genes. The results from this ...
Oct 26, 2011
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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 ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Researchers have undertaken the most comprehensive investigation of genetic variance in human metabolism and discovered new insights into a range of common diseases. Their work has revealed 37 new variants that are associated ...
Aug 31, 2011
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The team of researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Queensland. Oxford, Texas and Toronto, used a technique called genome-wide association where millions of genetic markers are measured in thousands of people that have ...
Jul 10, 2011
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Researchers have identified inherited genetic variants that may predict the loss of one copy of a woman's two X chromosomes as she ages, a phenomenon known as mosaic loss of chromosome X, or mLOX. These genetic variants may ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Researchers from Japan have uncovered the genetic diversity and regional patterns of CARD9 deficiency in patients susceptible to fungal diseases.
Jun 11, 2024
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During oxidative stress, excess production of reactive oxygen species causes cell and tissue damage.
Dec 21, 2023
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Women with a high genetic predisposition for blood clots are six times more likely to develop a blood clot during the first two years of using contraceptive pills according to a new study from Uppsala University. The results ...
Oct 19, 2023
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New research finds that people with schizophrenia have a genetic propensity to smoking and a reduced genetic risk of obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, revealed genetic overlap between schizophrenia ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Identifying people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick. Polygenic risk scores, where genomic information alone is used to assess the risk of developing ...
Jun 9, 2023
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