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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 04, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers, including a group at the Department of Psychology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany, have wo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Do you cringe at the sight of a snake or panic at the top of a roller coaster. Maybe it's in the genes.
An ar ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Cardiology
A new study has found that shorter people have a higher risk of coronary heart disease.
Researchers have foun ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cau ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using a novel approach that homes in on rare families severely affected by autism, a Johns Hopkins-led team of researche ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
deCODE genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome and wholly-owned su ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In the four decades since Stanford's Gerald Reaven, MD, helped demonstrate that insulin resistance can lead to type 2 di ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Cancer
An analysis of genetic and lifestyle data from 10 large epidemiologic studies has confirmed that regular use of aspirin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The largest genetic study of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility to date has led to a potentially important new insight int ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have found the chronic, incurable skin condition rosacea has genetic factors.
Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have located and narrowed down the number of genes that play a role in diabetes. The crucial development is ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A first-of-its-kind study shows that who we inherit genetic variants from - our mother or father - is crucial for the de ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Cardiology
Inflammation - the body's response to damaging stimuli - may have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, ac ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJUN 04, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers, including a group at the Department of Psychology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany, have wo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Do you cringe at the sight of a snake or panic at the top of a roller coaster. Maybe it's in the genes.
An ar ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Cardiology
A new study has found that shorter people have a higher risk of coronary heart disease.
Researchers have foun ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cau ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using a novel approach that homes in on rare families severely affected by autism, a Johns Hopkins-led team of researche ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
deCODE genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome and wholly-owned su ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In the four decades since Stanford's Gerald Reaven, MD, helped demonstrate that insulin resistance can lead to type 2 di ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Cancer
An analysis of genetic and lifestyle data from 10 large epidemiologic studies has confirmed that regular use of aspirin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The largest genetic study of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility to date has led to a potentially important new insight int ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have found the chronic, incurable skin condition rosacea has genetic factors.
Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have located and narrowed down the number of genes that play a role in diabetes. The crucial development is ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A first-of-its-kind study shows that who we inherit genetic variants from - our mother or father - is crucial for the de ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Cardiology
Inflammation - the body's response to damaging stimuli - may have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, ac ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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