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    Team Discovers Cause Of Rare Disease Childhood Disorder Called PKD Linked To Genetic

    A large, international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with infantile convulsions," a cause of epilepsy in babies...
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    Researchers Describe A New Genetic Programme That Converts Static Cells Into Mobile I

    Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have identified the gene GATA 6 as responsible for epithelial cells which group together and are static- losing adhesion and moving towards a new site. This process, which is common to developing organisms, is very similar...
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    Genetic Factors Can Predict The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

    Parkinson's disease is marked by the abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein and the early loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain. A polymorphism in the promotor of α-synuclein gene known as NACP-Rep1 has been implicated as a risk factor for the disease. Now...
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    Researchers Identify Genetic Mutation Responsible For Most Cases Of Waldenstrom's Mac

    Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a gene mutation that underlies the vast majority of cases of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, a rare form of lymphoma that has eluded all previous efforts to find a genetic cause. The research (abstracts 261, 300, 434 and 597), to be...
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    Matching Patients With Biomarker-Driven Cancer Trials - Genetic Sequencing Might Help

    Cancer researchers are developing a catalog of potential targets for novel treatments while they continue to identify genetic mutations powering different cancer subtypes. Recently, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Michigan Center for Translational Pathology (MCTP)...
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    Is the futuristic sci-fi novel based on genetic engineering too overdone?

    I've been struggling to come up with a solid y/a book idea recently, and this is the closest I've come to something decent. Is it too overdone to work? Or is it a breath of fresh air in a market that's completely vampire saturated? Any advice on how to make it work?
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    Genetic Code Of First Arachnid Cracked

    An international team of scientists - including Ghent VIB scientists - has succeeded in deciphering the genome of the spider mite. This is also the first known genome of an arachnid. This premiere not only brings along new insights into the evolution of arthropods, but also offers new...
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    Growing Influence Of Genetic Factors Revealed By Study Of Twin Smokers

    A new study of twins led by the University of Colorado Boulder shows that today's smokers are more strongly influenced by genetic factors than in the past and that the influence makes it more difficult for them to quit. "In the past, when smoking rates were higher, people smoked for a variety of...
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    World's First Bedside Genetic Test Proves Effective

    Tailored anti-platelet therapy, made possible through a novel point-of-care genetic test, optimizes treatment for patients who carry a common genetic variant, researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have found. A UOHI clinical trial known as RAPID GENE studied 200 patients...
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    Screening For Broad Range Of Cancer-Causing Genetic Changes Can Be Implemented Into R

    Researchers in the United States have shown, for the first time, that it is possible to screen cancer patients for a broad range of cancer-causing genetic mutations as part of normal clinical practice. By identifying patients' individual genotypes within a relatively short time frame, doctors...
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    How to add a genetic mutation you didn't already have

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    Human Brain Cells' Genetic Make-Up Changes During A Lifetime

    Investigators from The Roslin Institute, at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that during the lifetime of an individual, brain cells change their genetic make-up. This finding could offer new insight into neurological diseases. The study is published in the journal Nature and was...
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    Advanced Genetic Test Influences Medical Treatment, Reports Genetics In Medicine

    Chromosomal microarray (CMA) a powerful test for diagnosing the genetic abnormalities causing some types of developmental delay and birth defects can be used in an evidence-based manner to provide important information for patient treatment, according to a pair of studies in the September issue...
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    Smoking Cannabis Increases The Risk Of Depression In The Case Of Genetic Vulnerabilit

    Young people who are genetically vulnerable to depression should be extra careful about using cannabis: smoking cannabis leads to an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms. This has emerged from research carried out by Roy Otten at the Behavioural Science Institute of Radboud...
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    Selecting The Best Human Eggs For IVF By 'Genetic Biopsy'

    Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have developed a way to extract information about gene expression from fertile human egg cells without hurting them. Expendable 'polar bodies' in the cells reflect much the same information as the eggs themselves...
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    Testosterone Concentrations In Men Affected By Genetic Makeup

    Genetics play an important role in the variation in, and risk of, low testosterone concentrations in men. A study by the CHARGE Sex Hormone Consortium, published in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, is the first genome-wide association study to examine the effects of common genetic variants...
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    Gauging The Emotional Toll Of Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing

    Among the latest health care trends seeking to advance "individualized medicine" are private companies marketing genetic testing directly to patients. The mail-in kits, with price tags as high as $2,500, use a saliva specimen to identify small variations in the human genome (called "single...
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    Researchers Discover Dozens Of Genetic Variants Associated With Increased Risk Of Hyp

    A study involving more than 200,000 people worldwide has identified 29 DNA sequence variations in locations across the human genome that influence blood pressure. These genes, whose sequence changes are associated with alterations in blood pressure and are linked to heart disease and stroke...
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    Genetic Link To Blindness Probed By Researchers

    University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye disorders, including cataracts and glaucoma, in young children. The findings should make it easier to identify families with this condition who are at risk of...
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    Over 180 Genetic Associations With Web-Based Research Platform Replicated By 23andMe

    23andMe, Inc., a leading personal genetics company has replicated over 180 genetic associations from a list of associations curated by the National Human Genome Research Institute's Office of Population Genomics ("GWAS Catalog") demonstrating that self-reported medical data is effective and...
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