Sentences with phrase «discovering genes associated with disease»
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We can empirically employ phylogenetic analysis to discover genes associated with developmental disease.
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However, most disease genes discovered in the past decade indicate only an elevated risk, not a certainty, of developing the disorders with which they are associated, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
The Siddique and Deng lab found the UBQLN4 gene variant associated with ALS, while the Ma lab discovered the underlying disease mechanism.
Discovering that you have a gene associated with a specific disease (even though you may never suffer the disease) might mean you are refused insurance or lose your job; the discovery at the very least will make you anxious.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A scientific team led by the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco has discovered that a common form of a gene already associated with long life also improves learning and memory, a finding that could have implications for treating age - related diseases like Alzheimer's.
A genetic screening approach to studying bone disease has found nine new genes associated with bone health and suggests a new way to discover genes that may be implicated in human skeletal diseases.