Tag: Genetics
Genetic Data Help ID Risk of Future Impaired Fasting Glucose
Genetic score, clinical risk factors can ID children at high risk for impaired fasting glucose, T2DM
CYP2C8, SLCO1B1 Variants Impact Response to Rosiglitazone
Genetic variants have clinical impact on response to rosiglitazone, but not pioglitazone
ASCO: Follow-Up Care Lacking for Black Women With Breast Cancer
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics
Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent
But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
Gene Database Offers Doctors Insights Into Breast, Ovarian CA
Database includes more than 6,200 BRCA variants
Eight Immune Genes Identified As Playing a Role in Glioblastoma
Discovery might eventually lead to better treatment for glioblastoma multiforme
Genetic Analysis Offers Options for Some Developmental Delay
Exome sequencing led to better treatments in four of 10 cases studied
Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Can Be Mediated by Healthy Lifestyle
Key lifestyle factors include maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, limiting alcohol, no HRT
Telomere Length Not Significantly Associated With Atherosclerosis
LTL, abundance of short telomeres are not independent determinants of atherosclerosis
Loss of Y Chromosome in Blood Tied to Alzheimer’s Risk in Men
The greater the Y chromosome loss, the higher the risk of developing Alzheimer's, researchers say
