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Tag Archives: Human Genome
Broken genomes behind breast cancers
The first detailed search of breast cancer genomes to uncover genomic rearrangements is published today. The team characterised the ways in which the human genome is broken and put back together in 24 cases of breast cancer.
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A Novel Gene Found for Childhood-Onset Asthma
Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease. Because the gene, called DENND1B, affects cells and signaling molecules thought to be instrumental in … Continue reading
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Tagged adult onset asthma, childhood asthma, childhood onset, chromosome 1, common respiratory disease, cookson, Discovered, england journal of medicine, European, gene studies, gene variants, genome, genotyping, Human Genome, journal of medicine, new england journal, new england journal of medicine, novel gene, overreaction, pediatric researchers, persistent asthma, s hospital, shortness of breath, susceptibility gene, target
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New genes for lung disease discovered
New genetics study by consortium led by universities of Leicester and Nottingham Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung. The research by an international consortium of 96 scientists from 63 centres … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, European, european ancestry, genetic factors, genetic study, genetic tests, genetic variants, genetic variations, hou, Human Genome, human lung, international consortium, lung conditions, lung damage, lung development, lung diseases, lung function, mechanisms, medical research council, molecular pathways, nature genetics, new pathways, obstructive pulmonary disease, professor ian, scientists, university of leicester, university of nottingham
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Panda genome unveiled
What’s black and white and read all over? The giant panda genome. All 2.4 billion DNA base pairs of a 3-year-old female panda named Jingjing have been cataloged, researchers report online December 13 in Nature. The information will help researchers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 beijing olympic, 2008 beijing olympic games, cells, conservation scientist, dna base pairs, fossil, genes, genetic heritage, genetic makeup, genetic studies, giant panda, giant pandas, giant pandas in china, hou, Human Genome, inbreeding, jun wang, lindburg, living fossil, organism, panda conservation, region, research, scientists, total, university of copenhagen, zoological society of san diego
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Human Genome reports positive data on lupus drug
NEW YORK — Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline said Monday their experimental lupus treatment passed another key goal on its path to potentially becoming the first new drug for the disease in decades.
