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UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Researchers at the University of Arizona have successfully determined the genetic mutations causing severe epilepsies in seven out of 10 children for whom the cause of the disorder could not be determined clinically or by conventional genetic testing.

9 May 2013

Gene offers new insights into treatment strategies for deep-vein thrombosis

A gene associated with both protection against bacterial infection and excessive blood clotting could offer new insights into treatment strategies for deep-vein thrombosis -- the formation of a harmful clot in a deep vein.

9 May 2013

TRACK-HD study: A set of tests could help identify progression of Huntington's disease

Scientists have identified a set of tests that could help identify whether and how Huntington's disease is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms.

9 May 2013

Researchers explore biological processes of stem cell division

The human body contains trillions of cells, all derived from a single cell, or zygote, made by the fusion of an egg and a sperm. That single cell contains all the genetic information needed to develop into a human, and passes identical copies of that information to each new cell as it divides into the many diverse types of cells that make up a complex organism like a human being.

6 May 2013

Novel screening method for identifying inhibitors of EZH2 methyltransferase

Tumor repressor genes, which inhibit tumor formation, can be "turned off" due to undesirable molecular changes affecting the chromosomes on which the genes reside. Understanding and being able to control these alterations could lead to new approaches for activating or inactivating genes linked to cancer.

5 May 2013

New mechanism that plays important role in meiosis identified

The Research Group headed by molecular biologist Andrea Pichler from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg has made an important discovery in meiosis research.

3 May 2013

Variations in the sequencing of TERT gene influence risk of breast, ovarian cancers

A major international study involving a Simon Fraser University scientist has found that sequence differences in a gene crucial to the maintenance of our chromosomes' integrity predispose us to certain cancers.

3 May 2013

CHOP research offers insights into epilepsy, schizophrenia, other neuropsych disorders

Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism.

3 May 2013

Research findings pave the way for developing better treatments for AML

A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat.

2 May 2013

Findings set the stage for identifying potential new drug targets, treatment strategies for AML

nvestigators for The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have detailed and broadly classified the genomic alterations that frequently underlie the development of acute myeloid leukemia, a deadly cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

2 May 2013

Details about genomic landscapes of AML and endometrial cancer revealed

Two studies from The Cancer Genome Atlas program reveal details about the genomic landscapes of acute myeloid leukemia and endometrial cancer.

2 May 2013

MRSA circulation among children greatest in hospitals

The hospital environment remains the most common source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, show results from a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at nasal colonization in different groups of children.

29 Apr 2013

Researchers identify how proteasome takes care of unwanted, potentially toxic proteins

Proteins, unlike diamonds, aren't forever. And when they wear out, they need to be degraded in the cell back into amino acids, where they will be recycled into new proteins.

29 Apr 2013

New hope for patients with chronic HBV infection

Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress- 2013 include rults from early in vitro and in vivo studies targeting covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which may form the basis of a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

25 Apr 2013

Study identifies gene variants associated with histological features of NAFLD

More patients could be diagnosed earlier with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after a cohort study presented at the International Liver Congress 2013 identified variants within four genes significantly associated with the histological features of the disease.

24 Apr 2013

Researchers find deficiency in anti-tumor protein can delay DNA repair after radiation treatment

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that a deficiency in an important anti-tumor protein, p53, can slow or delay DNA repair after radiation treatment. They suggest that this is because p53 regulates the expression of two enzymes (JMJD2b and SUV39H1) that control the folding of DNA.

23 Apr 2013

Discovery reverses the prevailing model of how dividing cells monitor equal distribution of chromosomes

Ludwig researchers Arshad Desai and Christopher Campbell, a post-doctoral fellow in his laboratory, were conducting an experiment to parse the molecular details of cell division about three years ago, when they engineered a mutant yeast cell as a control that, in theory, had no chance of surviving. Apparently unaware of this, the mutant thrived.

22 Apr 2013

Indiana researcher uses OMX light microscope to image mitosis process

Like a pair of dancers sheathed in blue, two chromosomes take the cell's center stage in this scene from the elegant—and usually perfectly performed—process of mitosis.

22 Apr 2013

Researchers find new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that alternative splicing - a process that allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins - appears to be a new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy.

20 Apr 2013

Study identifies seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis

A new genome-wide association study of more than 6,000 people has identified seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis. In findings published online in Nature Genetics on April 14, 2013, researchers at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado and several other institutions found a number of genes associated with host defense, cell-cell adhesion and DNA repair, which provide clues to possible mechanisms underlying this currently untreatable disease.

20 Apr 2013

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Latest Chromosome News and Research

UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Gene offers new insights into treatment strategies for deep-vein thrombosis

TRACK-HD study: A set of tests could help identify progression of Huntington's disease

Researchers explore biological processes of stem cell division

Novel screening method for identifying inhibitors of EZH2 methyltransferase

New mechanism that plays important role in meiosis identified

Variations in the sequencing of TERT gene influence risk of breast, ovarian cancers

CHOP research offers insights into epilepsy, schizophrenia, other neuropsych disorders

Research findings pave the way for developing better treatments for AML

Findings set the stage for identifying potential new drug targets, treatment strategies for AML

Details about genomic landscapes of AML and endometrial cancer revealed

MRSA circulation among children greatest in hospitals

Researchers identify how proteasome takes care of unwanted, potentially toxic proteins

New hope for patients with chronic HBV infection

Study identifies gene variants associated with histological features of NAFLD

Researchers find deficiency in anti-tumor protein can delay DNA repair after radiation treatment

Discovery reverses the prevailing model of how dividing cells monitor equal distribution of chromosomes

Indiana researcher uses OMX light microscope to image mitosis process

Researchers find new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy

Study identifies seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis

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