News tagged with candidate genes
Researchers uncover the potential for super-sized abalone
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Designer abalone could be an option in the foreseeable future, thanks to a project conducted at UQ's Heron Island Research Station and the St Lucia campus.
Study Investigates DNA of Sleep
Jun 24, 2009 |
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A new study at the University of Leicester aims to investigate the DNA of sleep.
Flow of potassium into cells implicated in schizophrenia
May 06, 2009 |
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A study on schizophrenia has implicated machinery that maintains the flow of potassium in cells and revealed a potential molecular target for new treatments. Expression of a previously unknown form of a key ...
New candidate genes for schizophrenia identified
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease characterized by disorganized behavior, delusions and hallucinations. Sadly, there is no clear understanding of its cause.
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Scientists narrow search for genes associated with the ability to 'see' sounds
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in ...
A new approach improves prioritization of disease-associated SNPs
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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The more often a gene is differentially expressed, the more likely it is to contain disease-associated DNA variants. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology shows how a list of SNP ...
A new method to identify mutated genes in human diseases
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Mar 28, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Turin, Italy and the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, have devised a new method that may help the medical community to determine the genetic basis of many common diseases. Their ...
Researcher tags genes linked to disc degeneration
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two University of Alberta researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems. ...
Obesity starts in the head? 6 newly discovered genes for obesity have a neural effect
Jan 08, 2009 |
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The international GIANT (Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Parameters) consortium works on the discovery of obesity genes. So far, the scientists have analyzed two million DNA variations in 15 genome-wide association ...
Researchers report gene associated with language, speech and reading disorders
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment has been identified by a research team directed by Mabel Rice at the University of Kansas, in collaboration with Shelley Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center, ...
New DNA Tool Probes Rice Genome
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tool for investigating the rice genome has been developed by researchers at UC Davis led by Pamela Ronald, professor of plant pathology. The inexpensive, publicly-available rice DNA microarray covers ...
Genetic loci assigned for musical aptitude in Finnish families
May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers from Finland and USA have identified one major and several potential loci associated with musical aptitude in the human genome. The results raise an interesting question about common evolutionary background of ...
Big cattle -- the genes that determine carcass weight
Aug 04, 2009 |
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An area of chromosome 6 that affects cattle carcass weight has been identified using two different Japanese species. Knowledge of this four-gene region, described in the open access journal BMC Genetics, should be useful ...
Discovery of novel genes could unlock mystery of what makes us uniquely human
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have made a ...
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