News tagged with dna nucleotides
New map of genomic variations will enable disease research
Genetics researchers have unveiled a powerful new resource for scientists and health providers studying human illnesses--a reference standard of deletions and duplications of DNA found in the human genome. Drawn from over ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Of yeast and men: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of Friedreich's ataxia
Researchers in human genetics have long known that expansions of GAA repeats - resulting in this nucleotide triplet repeating hundreds or thousands of times - cause the most common hereditary neurological disorder known as ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Variations in 5 genes raise risk for most common brain tumors
Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, an international research team reports online in Nature Genetics.
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Backtracking on DNA
(PhysOrg.com) -- Accuracy is essential for life, so in converting the information stored in DNA into a form in which it can be used, a high level of precision is required. Dr Tanniemola Liverpool from the ...
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Beyond associations: Colorectal cancer culprit found
Genetics plays a key role in determining risk for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Several common genetic markers have been found to be associated with the disease, ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell
that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer. Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. Culling information ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers develop a structural approach to exploring DNA
A team led by researchers from Boston University and the National Institutes of Health has developed a new method for uncovering functional areas of the human genome by studying DNA's three-dimensional structure ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Show me your DNA and I'll tell you your eye color
More and more information is being gathered about how human genes influence medically relevant traits, such as the propensity to develop a certain disease. The ultimate goal is to predict whether or not a given trait will ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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On-the-spot DNA analysis to test tolerance to prescription drugs gets closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- A handheld device to predict whether patients will respond adversely to medication is one step closer to the market, thanks to a new partnership announced today.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Abnormal DNA repair genes may predict pancreatic cancer risk
Abnormalities in genes that repair mistakes in DNA replication may help identify people who are at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a research team from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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New tool to fast-track genetic gain in sheep
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO are part of an international team that today launched a new genomic tool which is set to transform the future selection and breeding of sheep around the world.
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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