Dr. Qu said not only did disc height increase, but stem cell transplant also increased disc water content and improved appropriate gene expression. (sciencedaily.com)
«This analysis demonstrates that human genetics can guide us in terms of thinking about appropriate genes to target for clinical therapy,» said first author Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a cardiologist at Washington University School of Medicine. (sciencedaily.com)
The resulting datasets of regulatory genomic sequence will provide a valuable resource in determining how non-coding DNA sequence variation may impact an individual's capacity to drive appropriate gene expression. (genome.gov)