Baylor College of Medicine: Genetic germline variations influence expression of cancer cell genes
News Medical: Several genes and individual genetic variations associated with atrial fibrillation discovered
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a polygenetic disorder that increases the risk of hip osteoarthritis. A new multiethnic study finds that variations in three genes related to collagen and ...
PBS: Can migratory birds survive rapid climate change? The answer may be in their genes
Can migratory birds survive rapid climate change? The answer may be in their genes
News Medical: Individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions
A new study in marmoset monkeys suggests that individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions, providing new insights that could help in the development of personalized therapies ...
EurekAlert!: Beyond genes and environment, random variations play important role in longevity
They also used an Affymetrix gene-expression array to profile the transcriptome of six different tissues. Reymond described significantly greater variation of gene expression for genes located in a ...
Science Daily: Subtle variations in expression of imprinted genes to explain newborn health outcomes
In the first and largest studies to examine subtle variation of imprinted gene expression and control, investigators report on a subgroup of imprinted genes expressed in the placenta. In the first and ...
Subtle variations in expression of imprinted genes to explain newborn health outcomes
gene, unit of hereditary information that occupies a fixed position (locus) on a chromosome. Genes achieve their effects by directing the synthesis of proteins. In eukaryotes (such as animals, plants, and fungi), genes are contained within the cell nucleus.