Sentences with phrase «identification of these genes provides»
Identification of these genes provides support for previously hypothesized mechanisms of high - altitude adaptation and illuminates the complexity of hypoxia - response pathways in humans.
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«Now that we have narrowed down the hunting ground, these findings provide us with a focused direction for identification of the gene itself.»
Identification of a gene needed to expand light harvesting in photosynthesis into the far - red - light spectrum provides clues to the development of oxygen - producing photosynthesis, an evolutionary advance that changed the history of life on Earth.
The identification of genes that are synthetically lethal in β - catenin - activated cancer cells would provide new targets for therapeutic drug design.
GOMiner — To provide additional statistical stringency to the identification of potential targets, we then analyzed the data sets generated by the SAM - RS analysis of the microarray data for hypoxia - associated coregulation of multiple, functionally related genes.
«If we can establish a link between abnormal forms of this gene and ADHD, it could provide us with a powerful new tool for precise diagnosis and early identification of children at risk, and a signpost toward designing better drug treatment,» said Ed Cook, associate professor of psychiatry and of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and lead author of the report.
First, identification of new Alzheimer's disease genes will provide major clues as to its underlying cause.
«Identification of genes that contribute to Alzheimer's risk and that influence the progression of disease will help lead us to the cause of the disease, identify proteins and other new targets for drug development, and provide genetic methods for determining which people are at greatest risk for Alzheimer's disease when preventative measures become available,» said Dr. Schellenberg.
Identification of genes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk and that influence other characteristics of Alzheimer's disease will reveal basic pathogenic mechanisms, identify proteins and pathways for drug development, and provide genetic methods for determining people at greatest risk for when preventative measures become available.
Careful manual annotation of the human reference sequence provides a solid basis for the identification of disease - associated genes.
DNA barcoding aims to provide an efficient method for species - level identifications using an array of species specific molecular tags derived from the 5 ′ region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene.
Collectively these tools provided a robust means to interrogate tumor specimens for changes to the genome, which lead to identification of genomic regions and genes associated with cancer.
The increased power provided by looking for specific gene candidate variations rather than linked markers will aid the identification of epilepsy risk factors, perhaps leading to development of DNA tests to enable breeders to select against such risk factors.