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Detection of gene variants causing esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer develops when a cell's DNA is mutated, causing the normal function of the cell to break down and it begins to grow uncontrollably.
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Detection of gene variants related to longevity in humans
A variation of a gene identified as being involved in human dynamism also seems to entail longevity, UC Irvine and other researchers have noticed this.
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Gene decided 'household' bacteria
New research shows that human genes may have a decisive say about which bacteria can
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Discovered many new genes related to osteoporosis
One of the largest genetic studies of scientists from the Diamantina Institute, Queensland, Australia, has discovered double the number of genes that are involved or cau…
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Why do people have different intelligence?
Although genetics is not the only factor determining human intelligence, but through IQ and brain tests of 20,000 people from North America, Europe and Australia, people…
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Genetic variants cause early death of alcohol
Swedish researchers say alcoholics are at increased risk of dying early if they carry a special genetic variant, according to Top News.
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An additional 13 gene variants increase the risk of heart disease
US scientists at Stanford University and colleagues around the world have discovered 13 new gene variants that may increase the risk of heart disease symptoms.
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Detection of variant HLA-B gene that helps to block HIV
The HLA-B gene variant, which contributed to the scientists' explanation of the extraordinary ability of some people infected with HIV virus to stay healthy even without…
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Detecting 180 gene variants regulating height
Genetic researchers published results showing that they found about 180 gene variants that regulate human height.
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Discovering a variety of gene variants that cause heart disease
A moment of sweeping the genome of 100,000 people has discovered many gene variants that increase two types of blood fats that are thought to cause heart disease.
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Detection of gene variants causing hearing loss
Belgian scientists have found a gene variant that causes hearing loss. They hope this discovery will open new therapies, instead of the current surgery. Hearing loss is…
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Detection of gene variants that slow AIDS development
According to US scientists, HIV patients with specific gene variants will have a slower transition to AIDS than those in the same situation but without these variants.
Cancer
Cure skin cancer with genetically modified viruses
A recent study published by British scientists suggested that the virus that causes herpes after genetically altered its ability to treat skin cancer. This therapy incre…
Cancer
Discover two new gene variants that cause malignant skin cancer
International scientists led by Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have discovered two new gene variants that increase the risk of melanoma skin…