In recent years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many different genetic variants associated with schizophrenia. These genetic discoveries raise the promise of developing urgently needed new treatments ...
May 21, 2020
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral infection that usually affects infants and children of less than five years. In a study published in Scientific Reports in January 2020, an international research team ...
Apr 9, 2020
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Facing the death of a loved one, being given a life-threatening diagnosis, or living through a natural disaster is difficult enough. But those who get through these traumatic life events often face further ill effects.
Jan 14, 2020
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Scientists have assembled a set of genetic sequences that enable the reference genome to better reflect global genetic diversity. The new sequences improve the utility of the human reference genome, a touchstone resource ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Gene modifiers may explain why symptoms and severity vary in CMT and other inherited diseases, according to research published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
Jun 18, 2019
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Impulsiveness and substance use share a genetic basis, according to genome-wide association studies published in JNeurosci by academic and industry researchers. With more than 20,000 participants, the research represents ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Melanoma of the eye presents a case study in the value of diagnosing by phenotype (symptoms and physical presentation) versus assessing risk genotype – a discussion that may impact ongoing efforts to sequence gazillions ...
Sep 2, 2016
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The composition of breast milk varies from mother to mother, and genetic factors may affect the levels of protective components in breast milk that could influence a newborn's outcomes. The potential to perform genomic studies ...
Jun 4, 2013
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When the human genome project was completed in 2003, some expected it to herald a new age of personalized genomic medicine, but the resulting single "reference" sequence has significant shortcomings for these applications ...
Jul 11, 2012
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Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU), Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities (IMUN) and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, jointly announced the first complete sequencing of Mongolian genome. ...
Dec 19, 2011
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