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Genetic variant in children may reduce leptin production resulting in obes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Children of African ancestry are at a higher risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone, leptin, a recent study has found.
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Child weight gain linked to ability to produce leptin: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Children having African ancestry are more prone to developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce hormone leptin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost effective: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 21 (ANI): According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, the population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35.
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Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
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No genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): New QIMR Berghofer and QUT research has found there is no strong genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease, despite both conditions sharing a significant number of genetic variants.
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Study focuses on genetic variants influencing left and right handedness
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous -- in the largest study of its kind.
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Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous.
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Study suggests common inherited genetic variant is frequent cause of deafn
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): A common inherited genetic variant is a frequent cause of deafness in adults, meaning that many thousands of people are potentially at risk, reveals recent research.
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Study links 29 gene variants to problematic alcohol use
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking in a genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people.
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Genetic variants that reduce risk of Alzheimer's identified
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified new genetic variants that appear to protect against Alzheimer's disease.
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