News tagged with deletion syndrome
Missed diagnosis: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- An article published in the June issue of the journal Nature Reviews: Neuroscience provides one of the first comprehensive overviews of the genetic, neural and cognitive bases of a frequently undiagnosed congen ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Study finds protein that plays key role in early embryonic development
Researchers studying the common genetic disorder chromosome 22q.11 deletion syndrome have identified key proteins that act together to regulate early embryonic development. One protein is essential to life; in animal studies, ...
May 12, 2010 |
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Are cancers newly evolved species?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer patients may view their tumors as parasites taking over their bodies, but this is more than a metaphor for Peter Duesberg, a molecular and cell biology professor at the University of ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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The informant: A jumping gene
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have developed a new method for studying gene regulation, by employing a jumping gene as an informant. Published online today in Nature ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Osteoblasts are bone idle without Frizzled-9
New research shows that the Wnt receptor Frizzled-9 (Fzd9) promotes bone formation, providing a potential new target for the treatment of osteoporosis. The study appears online on March 14 in The Journal of ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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When leukemia returns, gene that mediates response to key drug often mutated
Despite dramatically improved survival rates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), relapse remains a leading cause of death from the disease. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators identified ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure
In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Capacity of developing country NRAs key to accelerated introduction of upcoming dengue vaccines
At least one dengue vaccine could be licensed within the next 4 years, as manufacturers are speeding up the development process for multiple dengue vaccine candidates in collaboration with health authorities and developing ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 22, 2011 |
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New test shows promise for accurate diagnosis of Turner syndrome
As a child grows, a short stature is not usually cause for concern, but it is often the only sign of a condition called Turner syndrome. Prevalent in girls, Turner syndrome is a genetic defect that short-circuits normal growth ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2011 |
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A mental retardation gene provides insights into brain formation (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered clues to memory and learning by exploring the function of a single gene that governs how neurons form new connections. The finding may also provide ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Women with PCOS benefit from acupuncture and exercise
Acupuncture and physical exercise improve hormone levels and menstrual bleeding pattern in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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The human genome's breaking points
A detailed analysis of data from 185 human genomes sequenced in the course of the 1000 Genomes Project, by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, in collaboration with researchers ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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