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Genetic variant
Genetic variants define a gene that has encountered a permanent change in its DNA sequence. Some, but not all, genetic variants result in a disease. Genetic variants can be inherited or can develop overtime.
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JUN 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Technology
MIT's Little Devices Lab has created a more affordable solution called Ampli blocks that consists of modular diagnostic ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A database of biomarkers has been built with machine learning. It includes over 10,000 mutations from 120 genes that hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 26, 2018Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working to determine the causes underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD); they know now there is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This discovery could help show why some people are more prone to developing the disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While people carry the same set of genes, there can be small variations within those genes that influence our biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now use open-source software to identify rare genetic mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 27, 2018Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer riskWritten By:MAR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People had many theories about a small skeleton that was found behind an abandoned church in the Atacama Desert in Chile ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
It is estimated that 20 percent of Americans and 50 percent of military veterans suffer from sleep problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Technology
MIT's Little Devices Lab has created a more affordable solution called Ampli blocks that consists of modular diagnostic
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A database of biomarkers has been built with machine learning. It includes over 10,000 mutations from 120 genes that hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 26, 2018
Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working to determine the causes underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD); they know now there is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This discovery could help show why some people are more prone to developing the disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry the same set of genes, there can be small variations within those genes that influence our biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now use open-source software to identify rare genetic mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 27, 2018
Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer risk
Written By:
MAR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People had many theories about a small skeleton that was found behind an abandoned church in the Atacama Desert in Chile
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
It is estimated that 20 percent of Americans and 50 percent of military veterans suffer from sleep problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch