A new study has identified genetic mutations that cause the heart condition dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), paving the way for more accurate diagnosis.
Jan 14, 2015
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An ambitious project has been launched that will involve sequencing genomes of 100,000 individuals to improve our understanding of a range of diseases and – hopefully – eventually find new treatments for them.
Jan 13, 2015
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Researchers in the United States have identified a molecular network that comprises many of the genes previously shown to contribute to autism spectrum disorders. The findings provide a map of some of the crucial protein ...
Dec 30, 2014
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In 1982, the gene TRK was shown to cause a small percentage of colon cancers. In 2013 and 2014, next-generation sequencing of tumor samples found fusions of the TRK family of genes in at least 11 tumor types, including lung, ...
Dec 29, 2014
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UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have demonstrated that whole-genome sequencing can be used to identify patients' risk for hereditary cancer, which can potentially lead to improvements in cancer prevention, ...
Dec 23, 2014
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A computer program that cross-references disease symptoms with DNA sequencing data can detect the faulty genes responsible for rare disorders with greater accuracy than other methods. Developed by scientists at A*STAR, the ...
Dec 17, 2014
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A technique that can identify causes of cancer invisible to genetic sequencing has uncovered large sets of previously unknown pancreatic cancer genes. It is hoped that this study will boost research into a disease that is ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Using an innovative exome sequencing strategy, a team of international scientists led by John Landers, PhD, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has shown that TUBA4A, the gene encoding the Tubulin Alpha 4A protein, ...
Oct 22, 2014
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A team of researchers working in South Korea, has developed a technique for delivering a therapeutic gene to fat cells, causing the fat cells to function less efficiently, thereby reducing weight in test mice. In their paper ...
It's an early lesson in genetics: we get half our DNA from Mom, half from Dad.
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