Tag: Genetics
Nearly 300 Genetic Regions Linked to Male Pattern Baldness
Findings could provide targets for treatment
Not Enough High-Risk Women Being Screened for BRCA1/2
Only half get BRCA screen, and more than half of those who don't say doctors never recommended it
FDA Approves Newborn Screening Tests for Metabolic Disorders
Screens used to detect Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1, Pompe, Gaucher, and Fabry
Universal CAR T-Cell Therapy Helped Treat ALL in Two Infants
Modified T cells from healthy donor allowed infants to reach remission, researchers report
Obesity Not Linked to Low Back Pain in Twin Study
When considering genetics, no increased risk for chronic LBP for any obesity-related measures
Gene May ID Patients Needing Higher Doses of Methadone
Specific gene affects patients with African ancestry
Unique Molecular Features for Vulvar, Vaginal Melanomas
BRAF most frequently mutated gene in VVMs, while NRAS mutations are rarely seen
Sex Hormone-Sensitive Gene Complex Implicated in PMDD
Study adds to evidence of a biological cause of condition, researchers say
Panel of 88 SNPs Predicts Breast CA Risk in Women at High Risk
SNP88 is independent of Tyrer-Cuzick model; improved prediction when combined multiplicatively
CRC in Patients Under 50 Often Caused by Genetic Mutations
One in six diagnosed under 50 have at least one gene mutation that ups risk of cancer
