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Clinical And Molecular Findings In Osteoporosis-Pseudoglioma Syndrome
The authors sequenced the coding exons of the low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 5 (LRP5) in 37 probands suspected of having autosomal recessive osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome (OPPG).
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High-Resolution Whole-Genome Association Study Of Parkinson Disease
The authors performed a two-tiered, whole-genome association study of Parkinson disease (PD).
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Children With IH And BWS Have Different Constitutional Epigenotypes Associated With Wilms Tumor
Study conducted on children with Wilms tumor and Idiopathic hemihypertrophy (IH), and Wilms tumor and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS).
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Nanocrystals Detect DNA
Fluorescent nanocrystals - also known as quantum dots - come in handy as DNA sensors.
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Maintaining Suppression
A pair of reports show that the regulatory T (Treg) cells require the immune modulator interleukin 2 (IL-2) for their maintenance and long-term function rather than for development, as previously thought.
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Development Of Immune Cells Associated With Allergy And Asthma
Two papers describe how one type of immune cell associated with allergic inflammation and autoimmunity ultimately causes disease.
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Malaria Protection -- Two Variants At Odds
Study shows that co-inheritance of two of the most common Malaria genetic variants, which individually confer protection, may cancel the protective effects.
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Stealing Hepatitis C's Raft
Scientists have found a new drug candidate that can be used to stop the liver-damaging Hepatitis C virus (HCV) from multiplying.
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Alzheimer's Disease - Understanding The Lipid Connection
Scientists report on the function of a mysterious protein, how it affects Alzheimer's and its link to cholesterol.
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New Methods To Derive Embryonic Stem Cells
Two papers published online now provide different means of deriving human embryonic stem cells, which involves embryo destruction, from mice without eliminating a cloned embryo that has the potential to develop.
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Abnormal Chromosome Numbers Produce Tumours
two papers provide new, more direct evidence to support The idea that a failure of proper cell division produces genomic instability and promotes the development of cancer.
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Small Molecule Inhibitor Of Cholera Discovered
Increasing antibiotic resistance requires the development of novel approaches to combating infection.
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Genetic Link To Tourette’s Syndrome
Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome.
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New Technique Adds Precision And Permanence To Gene Therapy
Complete and persistent phenotypic correction of phenylketonuria in mice.
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Faster Method To Create Antibodies For Disease Research
This new method is a simple way of creating libraries of specifically binding antibodies.
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Noise and Delays Explain Why Some Genes Oscillate in Activity
Delay-induced stochastic oscillations in gene regulation.
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Evolutionary Conservation Of A Mechanism Of Longevity From Worms To Mammals
Loss of mclk1 increases cellular fitness and lifespan in mice
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Fitting In
Newly Evolved Genes Adopt A Variety Of Strategies To Remain In The Gene Pool
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