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Rare ATM gene mutations, plus radiation, ups second breast cancer risk
Rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, combined with radiation exposure, might put a woman more at risk of developing a second cancer in the opposite breast, according to a study. Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of .......

Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:01 | Read More

Parents pass on fewer bad genes to kids
Washington, March 11 - ANI: Scientists in the U.S. have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and discovered that parents give kids fewer mutations than previously thought. Scientists had long believed that each parent passed .......

Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 11:33 | Read More

Distinguishing 'driver' from 'passenger' mutations in cancer genome
Washington, Feb 18 - ANI: A new research looking into cancer genome mutations has demonstrated how scientists can distinguish between the 'driver' mutations that drive cells towards cancer from the 'passenger' mutations that are a by-product of cancer cel.......

Published : Thursday 18 Feb 2010 14:14 | Read More

Gene mutations linked to suicide risk among depressed patients identified
Washington, Feb 2 - ANI: A new study has led to the discovery of certain genetic mutations that appear to be associated with the risk of attempting suicide among individuals with depression. The mutations were involved in nerve cell formation and grow.......

Published : Tuesday 02 Feb 2010 16:05 | Read More

Novel way to trace HIV mutations that lead to drug resistance
Washington, Jan 12 - ANI: A research team from UC San Diego and Harvard University has suggested a new approach to trace HIV mutations that lead to drug resistance........

Published : Tuesday 12 Jan 2010 12:57 | Read More

Scientists catch evolution in the act
Berlin, January 1 - ANI: An international team of scientists has directly measured for the first time the speed with which new mutations occur in plants, thus capturing evolution in the act........

Published : Friday 01 Jan 2010 13:30 | Read More

Single-gene mutations sufferers remain vulnerable to emphysema

A number of studies have already made it clear and have also proved how people dealing with single-gene mutations that cause them to have strangely low levels of the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin are highly vulnerable to emphysema........

Published : Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 17:16 | Read More

Single gene mutations linked to lung disease risk
Washington, Dec 22 - ANI: People with single-gene mutations that cause them to have abnormally low levels of the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin are highly susceptible to emphysemaa progressive lung disease that causes severe shortness of breath. .......

Published : Tuesday 22 Dec 2009 16:43 | Read More

Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts
London, Nov 23 - ANI: Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been before........

Published : Monday 23 Nov 2009 11:09 | Read More

Genetic defects linked to inflammatory disorder
London, Nov 16 - ANI: British scientists have identified certain genetic mutations that contribute to inflammatory disorder, ulcerative colitis........

Published : Monday 16 Nov 2009 11:34 | Read More

Genetic mutations linked to risk of fungal infections identified
London, Oct 29 - ANI: Scientists from University College London and Radboud University have identified two genetic mutations that may put individuals at increased risk of fungal infections........

Published : Thursday 29 Oct 2009 12:06 | Read More

Oxidative stress a primary cause of genetic mutations
Washington, September 8 - ANI: Tracking genetic mutations through the human equivalent of about 5,000 years, scientists in the U.S. have for the first time shown that oxidative DNA damage is a primary cause of the process of mutationthe fuel for evolution.......

Published : Tuesday 08 Sep 2009 15:26 | Read More

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