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Scientists uncover evolutionary keys to common birth disorders

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The work of Forsyth scientist Peter Jezewski, DDS, Ph.D., has revealed that duplication and diversification of protein regions ('modules') within ancient master control genes is key to the understanding of certain birth disorders. ...





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Researchers identify the gene responsible for a rare form of congenital anemia

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The latest electronic edition of the journal Nature Genetics reports the discovery of a new gene responsible for congenital sideroblastic anemia, a rare disease, mainly characterized by the presence of ringed sideroblasts in the ...


Gene identified as cause of some forms of intellectual disability

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A gene involved in some forms of intellectual disability has been identified by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as published this month in The American Journal of Human Genetics. The gene i ...


Genetic marker may predict early onset of prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with an earlier onset of prostate cancer in Caucasian men who have a family history of prostate cancer. If the data are confirmed, the ...


It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethyle ...


Chemopreventive isothiocyanates selectively depletes mutant p53 in tumor cells

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center have demonstrated that naturally-occurring compounds can selectively deplete mutant p53 and restore "wild type" function to p53 in ...


Roles of S100A2 and p63 in the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As a member of the S100 family, S100A2 is considered a candidate tumor-suppressor gene. Recently, p63 gene, a new member of the p53 gene family, has been studied in the fields of tumorigenesis, cell apoptosis and tissue growth. ...


Gene mingling increases sudden death risk

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A multi-national research team has discovered that two genetic factors converge to increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.


Clues to gigantism provided by family in Borneo Mountains

Clues to gigantism provided by family in Borneo Mountains

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An indigenous family living in a mountainous area of Malaysian Borneo helped Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers to discover information about genetic mutations associated with acromegaly, a form ...


Researchers identify specific lung cancer susceptibility gene

Researchers identify specific lung cancer susceptibility gene

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer cell biologists have identified a distinct gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development. They say this gene—known as RGS17—could ...


Severe Epilepsy Linked to Gene Mutation

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Utah medical researchers have identified a gene with mutations that cause febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome in some of the most vulnerable patients - infants ...



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