News tagged with genetic cause
Metabolic profiles essential for personalizing cancer therapy
One way to tackle a tumor is to take aim at the metabolic reactions that fuel their growth. But a report in the February Cell Metabolism shows that one metabolism-targeted cancer therapy will not fit all. That means that m ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Research team discovers genes and disease mechanisms behind a common form of muscular dystrophy
Continuing a series of groundbreaking discoveries begun in 2010 about the genetic causes of the third most common form of inherited muscular dystrophy, an international team of researchers led by a scientist at Fred Hutchinson ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for most cases of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
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 ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Resequencing 50 accessions of rice cast new light on molecular breeding
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, announced that a study on resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice was published online today in Nature Biotechnology. The study provides one of the largest genome ...
Dec 11, 2011 |
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Potential new drug target in Lou Gehrig's disease
Two proteins conspire to promote a lethal neurological disease, according to a study published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Biotech start-up brings DNA-sequencing to the medical market
What started back in 2004 as a three-person start-up may well be on its way to becoming a multi-million euro success story. Advanced by a team of young Dutch scientists pushing disruptive biotech innovations onto the market, ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Process important to brain development studied in detail
Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have examined the key step when genes ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Biologists use flies, mice to study Down syndrome
A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Study links Fragile X Syndrome proteins and RNA editing mistakes at nerve-muscle junction
The most common form of heritable cognitive impairment is Fragile X Syndrome, caused by mutation or malfunction of the FMR1 gene. Loss of FMR1 function is also the most common genetic cause of autism. Understanding ...
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Oct 30, 2011 |
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Scientists uncover genetic causes of bipolar disorder
Researchers at the University of Leeds investigating the genetic causes of bipolar disorder have identified two new drugs – one of which has already been found safe in clinical trials – that may ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Rare genetic disease opens new door to treating cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers investigating the genetic cause of a disease in just two patients have made an unexpected finding which has opened a major new possibility for treating serious diseases such as cancer.
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Autistic facial characteristics identified
The face and brain develop in coordination, with each influencing the other, beginning in the embryo and continuing through adolescence. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found distinct differences ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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USC scientist targets genetic cause of infant mortality
The disease is heartbreaking. It turns babies into ragdolls and extinguishes lives just as they are getting started. But one USC Dornsife scientist is working to unravel the mystery behind the leading genetic ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Twin study reveals epigenetic alterations of psychiatric disorders
In the first study to systematically investigate genome-wide epigenetic differences in a large number of psychosis discordant twin-pairs, research at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London provides further ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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New drug-like molecule to treat fragile X Syndrome
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in collaboration with Seaside Therapeutics in Cambridge, Mass., have achieved a milestone in the development of a potential new treatment for fragile X ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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