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Women who carry a mutation in PALB2 gene more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

Most of us have heard about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Men and women with a personal and/or family history of breast cancer have been offered testing for mutations in these two genes for a number of years to determine if they are at greater risk for breast and other cancers.

12 Oct 2021

Single-genome sequencing reveals malaria parasite genetics and evolution

Understanding how malaria parasites evolve after a human is bitten by an infected mosquito is very difficult. There can be billions of individual parasites in a patient's bloodstream and traditional genetic sequencing techniques can't identify the raw material for evolution: new mutations.

12 Oct 2021

Researchers uncover how cancer cells use sugar residue to evade the immune system

A team of South Dakota State University chemistry researchers uncovered how cancer cells utilize a simple sugar residue to disguise themselves from the immune system. What they learned will help scientists develop more effective cancer therapeutics.

12 Oct 2021

New source of stem cells could help treat people with Alagille syndrome

Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered a new source of stem cells just outside the liver that could help treat people living with Alagille syndrome, a rare, incurable genetic disorder in which the bile ducts of the liver are absent, leading to severe liver damage and death.

12 Oct 2021

Scientists move a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight antibiotic resistance

As antibiotics increasingly develop resistance to bacteria that cause infection, scientists have moved a step closer to harnessing viruses as an alternative form of therapy.

12 Oct 2021

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

One way to make health care more personalized is to use a person's DNA sequence — or genome — to predict their risk of disease. But as the field of precision medicine grows, so have concerns that we may be leaving a large fraction of Americans out.

12 Oct 2021

Using genetic screening for selecting the 'best' embryo in IVF

Each year, tens of thousands of babies are born in the United States as the result of IVF (in vitro fertilization) – where several eggs are fertilized outside the mother's body and then an embryo is selected for transfer into her womb.

12 Oct 2021

A new bacterial two-hybrid assay to study SARS-CoV-2 interactome

Recently, scientists have developed a bacterial two-hybrid (B2H) system to study the PPIs of SARS-CoV-2 in a heterologous non-eukaryotic system. This study is available on the bioRxiv* preprint server. Put simply, the B2H system could be used to analyze the SARS-CoV-2 proteome.

11 Oct 2021

Common oral diuretic pill may be a potential candidate for Alzheimer's treatment

A commonly available oral diuretic pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be a potential candidate for an Alzheimer's disease treatment for those who are at genetic risk, according to findings published in Nature Aging.

11 Oct 2021

New algorithm provides a high-definition analysis of genome organization in single cells

Within the microscopic boundaries of a single human cell, the intricate folds and arrangements of protein and DNA bundles dictate a person's fate: which genes are expressed, which are suppressed, and - importantly - whether they stay healthy or develop disease.

11 Oct 2021

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmissibility across New England, USA

A recent study compares the transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants in six states across New England in the United States

11 Oct 2021

New machine-learning model can identify individuals at risk of rare cardiomyopathy

A machine-learning model can identify patients at risk of a rare cardiomyopathy, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

11 Oct 2021

Formal health care transition programs needed to provide uninterrupted support for youth with Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of acquired heart disease that develops in early childhood, creating inflammation in blood vessels, particularly heart arteries.

11 Oct 2021

CDC and ClinGen partner to develop expert curated variant list for the genomic community

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Genetic Testing Reference Material Program (GeT-RM) has partnered with the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) to develop a publicly available list of 546 expert curated pathogenic variants in 84 genes for use in next-generation sequencing (NGS) genetic testing.

11 Oct 2021

Study traces the evolution of hepatitis B virus since prehistoric times

A study published in the journal Science traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity. Domingo Carlos Salazar García, researcher from the Prehistory, Archeology and Ancient History Department of the University of Valencia, has participated in this study led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Germany).

8 Oct 2021

Genetic News and Research

Women who carry a mutation in PALB2 gene more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

Single-genome sequencing reveals malaria parasite genetics and evolution

Researchers uncover how cancer cells use sugar residue to evade the immune system

New source of stem cells could help treat people with Alagille syndrome

Scientists move a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight antibiotic resistance

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

Using genetic screening for selecting the 'best' embryo in IVF

A new bacterial two-hybrid assay to study SARS-CoV-2 interactome

Common oral diuretic pill may be a potential candidate for Alzheimer's treatment

New algorithm provides a high-definition analysis of genome organization in single cells

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmissibility across New England, USA

New machine-learning model can identify individuals at risk of rare cardiomyopathy

Formal health care transition programs needed to provide uninterrupted support for youth with Kawasaki disease

CDC and ClinGen partner to develop expert curated variant list for the genomic community

Study traces the evolution of hepatitis B virus since prehistoric times

New risk prediction model for breast cancer in U.S. Black women developed

Tracking ADHD symptoms, behavior in people with intellectual disability using a smartphone app

Genetics can influence a person's response to Alzheimer's disease pathology, research suggests

Wyss Center to lead a collaborative project aimed at improving brain cancer treatment

New Maternal and Child Health Research Institute launched to improve national health in Singapore

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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