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MapmyGenome Unveils Groundbreaking Study on Genetic Variants Linked to Lon
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 22: MapmyGenome, a leader in genetic testing and personalized health solutions, proudly announces the publication of its latest research in NPJ Aging (Nature.com). The study, titled 'Genetic Variants Associated with Longevity in Long-Living Indians,' e
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Study finds connection between thousands of gene variants, breast and ovar
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Researchers have identified thousands of genetic variants in a gene that could raise an individual's risk of ovarian and breast cancer, opening the door to more accurate risk assessment and individualised treatment.
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Study reveals risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) may reduce breast cancer mort
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and researchers from the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital discovered that risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant significantly redu
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Research shows specific genetic variant can help prevent obesity
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A preclinical study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers reveals that a certain human genetic variant of a receptor that increases insulin release may help individuals be more resistant to obesity. The researchers revealed that this version operates differently in the cell, which
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Researchers find genetic variants linked to uncommon, deadly illness
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology has provided light on the particular alterations causing a rare and fatal ailment called 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder'.
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Researchers find how Alzheimer’s disease linked to genetic variants with b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease (AD) have discovered millions of genetic variations in the genome that contribute to the progression of this progressive neurological illness.
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Study reveals genes that control hair whorl direction
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The genetic basis and polygenic nature of hair whorl orientation are both shown by the first gene mapping study on human scalp hair whorls. An article in the Elsevier-distributed Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports the discovery of four linked genetic variants that are likely to hav
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Researchers suggest new approach to diagnose genetic muscle disease
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It's tough to tell the difference between the dozens of varieties of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, an uncommon, genetic muscle disease characterised by weakness in the hips and shoulders that makes walking and lifting the arms difficult. Until date, defining the subtype was not crucial in
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Study sheds more light into cause of severe inflammatory bowel disease
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Cedars-Sinai researchers discovered a genetic variant that increases the risk of developing perianal Crohn's disease, the most debilitating form of Crohn's disease.
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Social deficits, seizures in autism type linked to overactive brain circui
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A genetic variant of autism and schizophrenia that causes social deficits and seizures in mice and people has been linked to a cause, according to researchers from Northwestern Medicine.
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Study: Genetic test better than blood test for cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Determining an individual's blood group based on genetic tests instead of merely traditional blood tests can provide a better picture of the risk of cardiovascular diseases. If a patient has two genetic variants of A, B or AB, the risk is twice as high compared with if one is O. This is the
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Research: Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A. Anna Ioannidou of Imperial College London, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in t
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