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Study identifies thousands of high-risk cancer gene variants
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have uncovered over 5,000 genetic variations that allow some malignancies to grow, as well as a possible therapeutic target for treating or even preventing these cancers from arising.
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Researchers identify genetic variations that cause rare, deadly illness
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Researchers have shed light on the specific variations responsible for an uncommon and deadly condition known as 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder' in a study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Immunology.
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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 several genes, individual genetic variations are associated
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report the identification of numerous genes and specific genetic variations that are linked to atrial fibrillation in the largest genetic study of heart arrhythmia to date. Polygenic risk scores were generated using genetic data based on the analysis of data from over a million i
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Green tea extract may be harmful to liver in patients with certain genetic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study, long-term consumption of high-dose green tea extract may offer some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, but it may also cause liver damage in a small number of people.
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Genetics combined with long years of schooling might cause nearsightedness
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered five genetic variations that increase the chances of becoming nearsighted as they progress through school.
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Researchers discover mutations linked to increase risk of ovarian cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study discovered four new areas of the human genome that contain genetic variations or mutations that enhance women's chance of getting epithelial ovarian cancer, the most frequent kind of ovarian cancer.
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Ability to move to the pulse of music has genetic link
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): In the most recent large-scale genomic research of musicality, 69 genetic variations related to beat synchronization--the capacity to move in time with the beat of the music--were discovered.
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Genetic architecture underlying alcohol and tobacco dependence revealed by
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 20 (ANI): Have you ever questioned why some people can smoke cigarettes for a year before quitting simply, but others develop a lifelong addiction? Why are some people unable to stop consuming alcohol while others can do without it? A person's hereditary propensity
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Risk of cataract might rise due to cholesterol-lowering genes: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): According to the findings of a recent study, individuals with genetic variations linked to statin medications appear to have an increased risk of developing cataracts and having cataract surgery.
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Cholesterol-lowering gene changes might increase cataract risk: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): People who have genetic variations associated with lowering LDL cholesterol similar to statin medications appear to have an increased risk of developing cataracts and having cataract surgery, according to new research.
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Research explores how genetic differences leave immune cells at disadvanta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
La Jolla (California) [US], November 19 (ANI): New research findings show how genetic variations are linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affecting our immune cells.
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