Tag: Genetics
BACH2 Identified As Risk Locus for Addison’s Disease
Extended exome capture array shows BACH2 correlates with Addison's disease development
Smoking Ups Cancer Risk by Causing Distinct Cell Mutations
For every year of smoking a pack daily, 150 more mutations found in each lung cell
Genetic Testing May Help ID VTE Risk in Breast Cancer Patients
Older breast cancer patients with increased genetic susceptibility receiving chemo have highest risk
Gene Tx Promising in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Grafts of patients' genetically modified skin improved healing of wounds in early study
Men With Genetic Risk of CRC May Lower Risk Via Healthy Lifestyle
Adopting healthy lifestyle can cut 25-year risk for the disease from 29 to 13 percent
Mutations Identified in Uterine, Ovarian Carcinosarcomas
Mutations in previously ID'd cancer genes; excess of mutations in genes encoding histone H2A, H2B
Molecular Autopsy Finds Cause in 40 Percent of Unexpected Deaths
Findings also reveal many inherited variants of unknown significance
Two Genetic Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease Identified
Findings may help explain why the disease is so tough to treat, researchers say
Genetic Increase in SBP Linked to Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
1 mm Hg elevation of SBP levels due to genetic score linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Pembrolizumab Ups Survival in NSCLC With PD-L1 Expression
Findings in patients with advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression on at least 50 percent of tumor cells
