News tagged with chromosome 22
Additional genes associated with age-related macular degeneration identified
A large genetic study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has identified three new genes associated with this blinding eye disease—two involved in the cholesterol pathway. Results of this large-scale collaborative study, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Powerful new method allows scientists to probe gene activation
NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have developed a powerful new method to investigate the discrete steps necessary to turn on individual genes and examine how the process goes wrong in cancer and other diseases. The ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Investigators identify gene associated with kidney disease in African-American population
Kidney disease is a growing public health problem, with approximately half a million individuals in the United States requiring dialysis treatments to replace the function of their failed kidneys. The problem is particularly ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Dogs, humans, put heads together to find cure for brain cancer
Pinpointing the genes involved in human brain cancer can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and sometimes the needle you find may not be the right one. By comparing human and canine genomes, researchers at North ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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