Genetics

                   

Duke scientist to bare his DNA: Small study has big potential but raises ethical concerns

tmcnet.com
Nov 16, 2008 3 related
        

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 16--DURHAM -- One day soon, Angrist may find out he has the gene that raises the risk for Alzheimer's disease. Angrist is one of 10 participants in a new, well-publicized Harvard Medical School...

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Attending “Humanity’s Genes and the Human Condition” Symposium

anthropology.net
Nov 15, 2008
        

I’m on my way to this symposium, “Humanity’s Genes and the Human Condition,” at UC Berkeley. It should be a day of interesting and relevant talks, especially since the American Society of Human Genetics had their annual meeting...

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ASHG Releases Ancestry Testing Statement Emphasizing Interpretation

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Nov 14, 2008 9 related
        

The American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) has released a statement outlining a set of recommendations for genetic ancestry testing. At a press briefing on Thursday, members of the ASHG Ancestry Testing Task Force Committee...

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Chicks to give scientists clearer picture of fetal development

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Nov 14, 2008 4 related
        

EUREKALERT Contact: Tara Womersley tara.womersley@ed.ac.uk Scientists hope to gain a greater understanding of disease and birth defects with a new imaging database that will map the expression of genes that control development...

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A “protective” gene?

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Nov 14, 2008 1 related
        

Grace at Genetics and Health posts about research on regions of DNA that may increase the risk to hereditary autism (from Craegmoor Healthcare). The findings were reported on at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society...

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23andMe Helps Understand Genetic Information Through DNA Test

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Nov 14, 2008 2 related
        

TIME Magazine names 23andMe's personal genome service 2008 invention of the year. 23andMe.com, which helps people to understand their own genetic information through DNA test is singled out for pioneering retail genomics....

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Genetic disease treatments and pharmacogenetics: From scientific discovery to medical delivery

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Nov 14, 2008 2 related
        

ASHG will host a press briefing session to highlight some of the top research presentations at the Society’s 58th Annual Meeting that report findings on important breakthroughs in the successful treatment of disease through...

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SOURCE BIOSCIENCE PLC: London DNA Sequencing Facility

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Nov 14, 2008
        

14 November2008 Source BioScience plc (Source BioScience' or the Company') LondonDNA sequencing facility Source BioScience plc (LSE: SBS), the provider of expert, quality services to the healthcare, pharma biotech and life...

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Eight-Year Clinical Outcomes Of Enzyme Replacement Therapy In 884 Children With Type I Gaucher...

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Nov 13, 2008
        

Gaucher disease is a rare genetic disorder that occurs when a person lacks an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase. The most common form of this disorder is type 1 Gaucher disease. Type 1 Gaucher disease can start at any age, but...

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Common And Cancer Type-Specific Loss-of-Heterozygosity In Tumor Stroma And Epithelium Of Three...

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Nov 13, 2008
        

A team of researchers led by Charis Eng, M.D., Ph.D., Chair and Director of Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute, has found that in-common genetic alterations in both cancerous cells and the surrounding normal-looking...

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