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Are Chinese subsets of Southeast Asians? [Gene Expression]
Are Chinese subsets of Southeast Asians? permlink Life Science Posted on: December 15, 2009 7:23 AM, by Razib Khan That's probably the big takeaway of a new paper on the genetics of Asians, a set which includes South Asians, but in the new research mostly focuses on the people of East Asia. Comment?
Are Chinese subsets of Southeast Asians?
That's probably the big takeaway of a new paper on the genetics of Asians, a set which includes South Asians, but in the new research mostly focuses on the people of East Asia. Comment?
New Suppressor Of Common Liver Cancer
Main Category: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Also Included In: Genetics ; Breast Cancer ; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 15 Dec 2009 - 2:00 PST Tumor suppressor genes make proteins that help control cell growth. Comment?
Link Between Sirtuins And Life Extension Strengthened By Study
Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet ; Biology / Biochemistry ; Genetics Article Date: 15 Dec 2009 - 2:00 PST A new paper from MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente strengthens the link between longevity proteins called sirtuins and the lifespan-extending effects of calorie restriction. Comment?
Gene mutation for obesity 'rare'
... Some papers, including the Daily Mail and The Times highlighted the fact that genes may be playing a part but that genetics doesna t usually tell the whole story. The Daily Mail gives more detail, saying that, among the 300 children in the study who ... Comment?
Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts
... such as awakening because of a full bladder or a distended colon, said Dr. Huda Zoghbi professor of molecular and human genetics, pediatrics, neurology and neuroscience at BCM and Dr. Matthew Rose ... Comment?
Potential Genetic Links to Lung Disease Risk Uncovered
... and Blood Institute (NHLBI). To conduct the analysis that is published online in the Dec. 13, 2009 issue of Nature Genetics , the researchers used data from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium. CHARGE ... Comment?
Genetic Counselor Helps People Assess Risk of Disease, Disorders
... says. As a patient, "you want that reassurance that what you're doing is appropriate." Kubendran fell in love with genetics in her native India, where she received her medical training. After getting her degree, she went on to do research in ... Comment?
The promyelocytic leukemia zinc-finger gene, PLZF, is frequently...
The promyelocytic leukemia zinc-finger gene, PLZF , is frequently downregulated in malignant mesothelioma cells and contributes to cell survival 1Cancer Genetics and Signaling Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 3Department of Cardiothoracic ... Comment?
Jewish women could benefit from broader DNA testing for cancer risk: study
... doesn't make sense from a public health perspective," he said. "My goal is to prevent the cancer, not identify the genetics after. The only way I'm going to use genetics in a preventive setting is to be able to identify the carriers of the mutation ... Comment?
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of aging
... issn = {09527915}, journal = {Current Opinion in Immunology}, keywords = {ageing, epigenetics, function, genetics, immunosenescence}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {446--453}, posted-at = {2009-12-14 23:54:47}, priority = {2}, title = ... Comment?
Virtual Genetics Lab III 1.1.1
The Virtual Genetics Lab III application is a simulation of transmission genetics that tries to approximate the testing environment used in genetics research. Comment?
NIH-Funded Study Unveils Potential Genetic Links To Lung Disease Risk
... and Blood Institute (NHLBI). To conduct the analysis that is published online in the Dec. 13, 2009 issue of Nature Genetics, the researchers used data from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium. CHARGE ... Comment?
Integrative Predictive Model of Coronary Artery Calcification in Atherosclerosis [Genetics]
From the Children's Hospital Informatics Program , Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Mass; Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics , Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Developmental Biology , Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass; Center for Public Health Genomics and Department of ... Comment?
Motor Phenotype of LRRK2 G2019S Carriers in Early-Onset Parkinson Disease [Original Contribution]
... H. Sergievsky Center (Drs Louis, Cote, Ottman, and Marder), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Center for Human Genetics (Dr Clark), and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health (Drs Louis and Ottman), Columbia University, ... Comment?
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2 ...
... Direct sequencing of the MFN2 gene and clinical investigations of patients with MFN2 mutations. Setting Molecular genetics laboratory of a university hospital and the Limoges National Referral Center for Rare Peripheral Neuropathies. Patients One ... Comment?
Nutrigenetics Unlimited Inc. launches online database
October 23, 2009 - Nutrigenetics Unlimited Inc. announced the launch of its new online database - Nutrigenetics.net - providing extremely easy access to thousands of professional articles that reveal the interplay between genetics, health, and the environment. Comment?
Discovery of gene region that may account for as many as 15 percent of autism cases
... to affect as many as one in 150 U.S. children, ASDs are known from family studies to be strongly influenced by genetics . Previous studies have implicated several chromosome regions harboring rare variants in raising the risk of ASDs, but until now, ... Comment?
Please recommend reading that will help me understand the role gender and gender hormones play in determining which parental gene set dominates in an individual. Comment?
University of Iowa Team Discovers New Eye Disease
... be very useful in eventually preventing or treating this and other diseases that affect the macula." The advanced genetics research capabilities at the UI Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration increase the likelihood of finding a gene, ... Comment?