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Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin can trigger Colorectal cancer among
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An international team of researchers has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin.
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Study reveals how mutations in blood stem cells can worsen colon cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have uncovered how typical ageing-related blood system alterations can cause some colon tumours to spread more quickly.
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Researchers discover jumping genes can lead to rare syndrome in children
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The activation of certain genes known to cause the uncommon illness MSL3 syndrome in children is regulated by a novel family of DNA elements.
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Research: Enzymes could be key to understanding how DNA mutates
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Enzymes, which are crucial to controlling how cells replicate in the human body, could be the very ingredient that encourages DNA to spontaneously mutate - causing potentially permanent genetic errors, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
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Research: Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with heart disease risk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): During a recent study researchers have discovered how mitochondrial function, and dysfunction, play critical roles in numerous diseases, and even ageing.
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Research: Quantum mechanics might explain why DNA mutates spontaneously
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Even though DNA replicates with astounding precision, it's not immune to mistakes and can lead to mutations. Using sophisticated computer modelling, a team of physicists and chemists at the University of Surrey have shown that such errors in copying can arise du
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Study reveals new breakthrough into the cause of male infertility
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tyne [England], January 24 (ANI): A recent research led by scientists at Newcastle University has identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility. This breakthrough in understanding the underlying cause of male infertility offers hope of better treatment op
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Researchers create framework to help determine timing of cancer mutations
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 7 (ANI ): UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studying cancer evolution have created a framework to help determine which tool combinations are best for pinpointing the exact timing of DNA mutations in cancer genomes.
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A new model to predict survival in colorectal cancer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 4 (ANI): A team of researchers from South African universities in collaboration with the University of South Carolina-Upstate, have developed a method which relies on a hybrid signature (based on patterns in DNA mutation and RNA expression) and assessed its p
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Genetic metabolic disorder linked with DNA mutation, claims study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Researchers have identified that genetic metabolic disorder is linked with DNA mutation.
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Vaping cause DNA mutation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Jan. 31 (ANI): It has come to light that vaping could mutate DNA and likely increase the risk of cancer and heart diseases.
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