Sentences with phrase «gene associations recently»

In addition, the new study confirmed the significance of four gene associations recently reported by a European asthma genetics study.

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This money came from major medallion owners, including $ 4000 each from Evgeny «Gene» Freidman (who was recently in the news for his assertion that Mayor Bloomberg personally promised to «destroy [his] fucking industry» when he leaves office), Guy Roberts, and Neomi Yakuel, all of whom are on the board of the Greater New York Taxi Association, a powerful trade organization.

Several factors have been implicated in Alzheimer's, including the build - up of an abnormal protein called beta amyloid, fibrous tangles in the brain involving abnormal forms of a protein called tau, and — most recently — an association between the disease and a gene called ApoE.

The NIA recently awarded a 5 - year, $ 19.5 million grant to the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) to conduct a genome - wide association study (GWAS) to identify the remaining genes associated with an increased risk of developing late - onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).

CONTEXT Genome - wide association studies (GWAS) have recently identified CLU, PICALM, and CR1 as novel genes for late - onset Alzheimer disease (AD).

«We started with candidate gene studies, then moved to common variants and genome wide association studies, and then, most recently, leveraged exome sequencing, he said.

Genetic research comprises formal genetic studies, candidate gene studies, linkage analyses, and recently large - scale genome wide association studies, gene - environement interaction studies, and pharmacogenetics.