News articles tagged with 'polymorphism' (Page 2)
The genetics of fear: Study suggests specific genetic variations contribute to anxiety disorders
— 11 Mar 2009 12:10 | HealthPolymorphisms are variations in genes which can result in changes in the way a particular gene functions and thus may be associated with susceptibility to common diseases. In a new…
Genetic variant predicts poor response to bypass surgery
— 29 Jan 2009 20:26 | HealthA variant of the gene for the inflammatory modulator interleukin (IL)-18 has been found to be associated with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. Research…
Study uncovers an increase of genetic distances towards Northern Europe
— 24 Oct 2008 11:24 | BiologyA recent study shows that genetic differences in Central Europe appear smaller than between and even within North European populations…
Researchers reshape Y chromosome haplogroup tree gaining new insights into human ancestry
— 2 Apr 2008 07:45 | BiologyThe Y chromosome retains a remarkable record of human ancestry, since it is passed directly from father to son. In an article published online today in Genome Research, scientists have…
Cannibalism of the young allows individual fish to specialise
— 23 May 2007 16:58 | BiologyIf you go fishing for Arctic char you may end up catching distinctly different-looking individuals although they were all caught in the same lake. Similarly, whitefish, threespine stickleback,…