London, Dec 29 (ANI): Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen claim to have identified certain genetic variants that appear to be linked to disturbances in the lipid metabolism.
Some of these common human gene variants are already known to be risk factors for diabetes mellitus.
Lead researcher Professor Karsten Suhre and his team [...]
London, Nov 16 (ANI): British scientists have identified certain genetic mutations that contribute to inflammatory disorder, ulcerative colitis.
Four genes namely LAMB1, CDH1, CDH3 and HNF4A play vital roles in keeping the intestine lining healthy.
The study showed that defects in these four genes leads to leaky gut thereby causing the inflammatory disease.
Ulcerative colitis is a life-long, [...]
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new gene linked to significant abnormalities in learning and behaviour.
They said that the loss of CHRNA7 gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is [...]
Toronto, November 9 (ANI): Canadian researchers have found why a common chemotherapy drug results in hearing loss, which contributes to learning difficulties in some childhood cancer patients.
British Columbia experts made progress in the development of a simple saliva [...]
London, Oct 26 (ANI): An international team of scientists has identified a mutation on human chromosome 16 that dramatically raises risk for schizophrenia.
The mutation in question is what scientists call a copy number variant (CNV). CNVs are areas of the genome where the number of copies of genes differs between individuals. The CNV is [...]
London, Oct 26 (ANI): A rare form of testicular tumour might help explain why some diseases are more common in the children of older fathers, say researchers.
The research team from University of Oxford and Copenhagen University Hospital has found a link between certain severe childhood genetic disorders and rare testicular tumours occurring in older men.
Mutations [...]
