Tag: Genetics
Worse Health Status With Shorter Telomere Length in COPD
Rate of exacerbation, risk of mortality up with shorter telomere length in placebo-treated patients
Experts Advise Against Universal DNA Sequencing of Newborns
Targeted, whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing can assist in diagnosis of symptomatic infants
Fifteen Genetic Determinants of Fracture Identified
All determinants also associated with bone mineral density, which showed causal effect on fracture
Immune Cells’ Gene Expression May Predict Flu Susceptibility
Expression of KLRD1 by natural killer cells before infection associated with influenza severity
Comments Open on End of NIH Review for Gene Therapy Studies
NIH oversight panel no longer plans to review all applications for gene therapy experiments
NIH Panel Will No Longer Review Gene Therapy Experiments
FDA will now assess gene therapy experiments and products as it does with other treatments, drugs
Broad Genetic Testing for NSCLC May Not Improve Survival
Compared with routine genetic testing, no improvement seen in unadjusted mortality rate
cfDNA Screening First for Trisomy 21 Doesn’t Cut Miscarriage Rate
Invasive testing if positive for trisomy 21 on cfDNA screen compared with immediate invasive testing
Ancient Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer
The LIF6 gene destroys cells with damaged DNA
TGFB1 Mutation Ups Radiation-Induced Breast Fibrosis Risk
C-509T allele and postoperative cosmetic surgery significantly linked to breast fibrosis risk
