News tagged with copy number
DNA duplications may be responsible for genomic-based diseases
An important part of saving a species is often understanding its DNA. Through a collaborative effort including 14 scientists representing organizations across Europe and the United States, researchers have been able to analyze ...
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Rare genetic mutations linked to bipolar disorder
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants, or CNVs, appear to play a significant ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Is short stature associated with a 'shortage' of genes?
New research sifts through the entire genome of thousands of human subjects to look for genetic variation associated with height. The results of the study, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the American Jo ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New ADHD findings
A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Mutation clue to disorders in older dads' offspring
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Researchers link chromosome region to thoracic aortic disease
Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms that lead to acute aortic dissections are 12 times more likely to have duplications in the DNA in a region of chromosome 16 (16p13.1) than those without the disease, ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Scientists propose new direction in the search for genetic causes of schizophrenia
A new study shows that schizophrenia is caused, at least in part, by large, rare structural changes in DNA referred to as copy number variants (CNVs) - not the tiny, single letter alterations (single nucleotide polymorphisms ...
Feb 06, 2009 |
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