The enhanced inflammatory responses among food - allergic infants «provide a signature to examine what and how pre - and post-natal environmental factors and genetic background may determine individuals»
risk for disease development,» she said.
Related work is also focusing on microRNA — a small, noncoding RNA molecule — that helps regulate numerous biological processes and serves as a
fingerprint for disease development.
Risk Genes — several genes increase the chance of developing Alzheimer's, the first of which is APOE - e4 (APOE - e2 and APOE - e3 are two others), and individuals who inherit only one copy of APOE - e4 from a parent have an increased risk
factor for disease development.