News articles tagged with 'polymorphism'
Researchers link common variant of p53 tumour suppressor gene to increased inflammatory responses
— 6 Apr 2011 17:07 | HealthNew findings by Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers link a common variant of the powerful anticancer gene p53 to increased inflammatory responses following DNA damage. The results may…
Johns Hopkins researchers capture jumping genes
— 5 Feb 2011 14:24 | HealthAn ambitious hunt by Johns Hopkins scientists for actively 'jumping genes' in humans has yielded compelling new evidence that the genome, anything but static, contains numerous pesky…
Researchers identify biomarkers of poor outcomes in preemies
— 28 Jan 2011 16:15 | HealthResearchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre have identified biomarkers of poor outcomes in preterm infants that may help identify new approaches to prevention…
Scientists find link between oestrogen metabolism pathway and breast cancer risk
— 7 Jul 2010 11:57 | HealthScientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), and the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,…
Small genetic variant can predict response to hepatitis C treatment
— 13 Jun 2010 10:16 | HealthA small genetic change can predict how people infected with hepatitis C react to treatment, paving the way to personalised therapy for this difficult to treat disease, the annual conference…
SNPs in C-reactive protein are not associated with increased risk of cancer
— 11 Jan 2010 15:37 | HealthGene variants associated with increased circulating levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, are not associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new brief…
New biological route for swine flu to human infections
— 12 Dec 2009 10:53 | HealthA new biological pathway by which the H1N1 flu virus can make the jump from swine to humans has been discovered by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley…
Polyclonality of BRAF mutations in acquired melanocytic nevi
— 15 Sep 2009 14:15 | HealthThe polyclonality of BRAF mutations in melanocytic nevi suggests that mutation of BRAF may not be an initial event in melanocyte transformation, according to a new brief communication…
Looking different 'helps animals to survive'
— 23 Jul 2009 15:45 | BiologyIn the animal kingdom, everything is not as it seems. Individuals of the same species can look very different from each other - what biologists term 'polymorphism'…
Smokers' COPD risk is genetic
— 12 Mar 2009 13:30 | HealthIt's well known that puffing on cigarettes can eventually leave you out of puff. But why do a quarter of long-term smokers develop serious breathing problems, when others do not? New…