News tagged with repair genes

Study identifies new gene associated with ALS

A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and King’s College London (KCL) has identified a novel gene for inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows how defective DNA repair triggers 2 neurological diseases

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have teased apart the biological details distinguishing two related neurological diseases—ataxia telangiectasia-like disease (ATLD) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS).

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Glitches in DNA repair genes predict prognosis in pancreatic cancer

Variations in mismatch repair genes can help predict treatment response and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented today in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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


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