Oncology & Cancer
Family ties: Inherited genetic variants increase risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
"Why did my child get cancer?"
Sep 8, 2022
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Genetics
First 'non-gene' mutations behind neurodevelopmental disorders discovered
In the largest study of its kind, genetic changes causing neurodevelopmental disorders have been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators in the NHS Regional Genetics services. The ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mismatch between cancer genetics counseling and testing guidelines and physician practices
A new analysis has found that many doctors report that they do not appropriately offer breast and ovarian cancer counseling and testing services to their female patients. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed ...
Jul 25, 2011
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Autism spectrum disorders
Whole-exome sequencing identifies inherited mutations in autism
While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it's hard to find enough people with a given mutation to establish a clear pattern. ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study offers insights on why the elderly are more susceptible to COVID-19
Among the populations most significantly affected by COVID-19 are the elderly and patients with preexisting medical conditions including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and chronic ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Genetics
Gene coding error found in rare, inherited gene cof lung-scarring disorder linked to short telomeres
By combing through the entire genetic sequences of a person with a lung scarring disease and 13 of the person's relatives, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found a coding error in a single gene that is likely ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Genetics
Genetic discovery about childhood blindness paves the way for new treatments
Finding genes for retinal degenerations has immediate benefits for people living with blindness and vision loss, their families, and their physicians. Establishing a genetic cause confirms the clinical diagnosis at the molecular ...
Jan 12, 2015
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Genetics
When fibromuscular dysplasia hits a family, abdominal aortic aneurysms may too
One disease is more common in people assigned female at birth, while the other is more common in people assigned male at birth. But a new publication details a "shared complex genetic architecture" between the cardiovascular ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study provides genetic insights into osteosarcoma in children
A study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, offers new insight into genetic alterations associated with osteosarcoma, the most common cancerous bone tumor of children ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Genetics
Gene linked to persistent stuttering into adulthood uncovered
A new study led by University of Melbourne researchers has discovered a link between a new gene pathway and structural brain anomalies in some people who stutter into adulthood, opening up promising research avenues to enhance ...
Nov 20, 2023
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