Research Paper The Interaction of Smoking with
Gene Polymorphisms on Four Digestive Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta - Analysis Le Du, Lei Lei, Xiaojuan Zhao, Hongjuan He, Erfei Chen, Jing Dong, Yuan Zeng, Jin Yang J. Cancer 2018; 9 (8): 1506 - 1517.
The impact of common dopamine D2 receptor
gene polymorphisms on D2 / 3 receptor availability: C957T as a key determinant in putamen and ventral striatum.
Not exact matches
Reviewing thousands of genome wide associate studies (GWAS) to identify genetic variants in single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs), investigators at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center found that some alleles (one of a pair of
genes located
on a specific chromosome) are more frequently risk - associated with disease than protective.
Rather than measuring genetic changes directly (such as single nucleotide
polymorphisms, otherwise known as SNPs), McKee and her group typically do RNA expression profiles
on patients to see what
genes are being expressed.
The genomics era has had a profound impact
on life science research, leading to significant developments such as the use of expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs), which link
polymorphisms in single
genes to quantifiable changes in
gene expression associated with specific diseases.
Every
gene was assigned a score, based
on previous studies, where 0 indicated that the
polymorphism of this
gene did not create a muscular advantage for running a marathon, 1 meant a standard level and 2 indicated that the
polymorphism of the
gene conferred positive properties for bearing this effort through muscles.
This study further investigated the impact of nicotine use / smoking status and variation in the mu opioid receptor
gene (OPRM1), specifically, an A118G single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP, or DNA sequence variation),
on the effects of naltrexone
on a range of drinking outcomes.
Analysis of a linkage peak
on chromosome 13 with a dense set of SNPs (single nucleotide
polymorphisms) revealed a four - SNP haplotype spanning the
gene encoding FLAP (ALOX5AP) that confers an approximately twofold increased risk of myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
The alliance will employ Illumina's platform for high - multiplex single - nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) genotyping to develop tests for
gene variants deCODE has previously shown to have impact
on the risk of a growing number of common diseases with major public health impact.
SCN5A
polymorphism restores trafficking of a Brugada syndrome mutation
on a separate
gene.
Many million different users consult these databases each year, seeking information
on anything from DNA sequences, protein structures,
gene expression profiles, human genetic
polymorphism or even comparative analyses of entire genomes.
Furthermore, as dopaminergic mechanisms modulate pain responses, these researchers assessed the influence of the functional DRD2
gene polymorphism (957C > T) and the catechol - O - methyl - transferase (COMT) Val158Met
polymorphism on the analgesic effect of rTMS.
The researchers zeroed in
on a single - nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) that appeared to be the causal mutation, typically consisting of an adenine nucleotide but appearing as a guanine nucleotide in roughly a third of the population, located in a region of noncoding DNA that falls within the PHACTR1
gene.
As they pointed out, the repeat occurs in a region of DRD4 associated with
gene activity, so the 120/240
polymorphism may have a functional effect
on the dopamine receptor.
On the basis of 326,000
polymorphisms, we found low to moderate overall levels of differentiation between subspecies, and fewer than 200 genomic regions dispersed throughout the genome showing high differentiation consistent with a signature of reduced
gene flow.
This section invites manuscripts describing (a) Linkage, association, substitution or positional mapping and epigenetic studies in any species; (b) Validation studies of candidate
genes using genetically - engineered mutant model organisms; (c) Studies focused
on epistatis and
gene - environment interactions; (d) Analysis of the functional implications of genomic sequence variation and aim to attach physiological or pharmacogenomic relevance to alterations in
genes or proteins; (e) Studies of DNA copy number variants, non-coding RNA, genome deletions, insertions, duplications and other single nucleotide
polymorphisms and their relevance to physiology or pharmacology in humans or model organisms, in vitro or in vivo; and (f) Theoretical approaches to analysis of sequence variation.
Polymorphisms in five of 15
genes (33 %) encoding molecules known to primarily influence pancreatic beta - cell function - ABCC8 (sulphonylurea receptor), KCNJ11 (KIR6.2), SLC2A2 (GLUT2), HNF4A (HNF4alpha), and INS (insulin)- significantly altered disease risk, and in three
genes, the risk allele, haplotype, or both had a biologically consistent effect
on a relevant physiological trait in the QT study.
The human DAO
gene spans ≈ 10 kbp and is located
on chromosome 7q35 (27) Various single - nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) in the DAO
gene have been shown to be associated with inflammatory and neoplastic gastrointestinal diseases, such as food allergy (44), gluten - sensitive enteropathy, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and colon adenoma (45 — 47).
The study suggests that oxytocin receptor
gene polymorphisms have an impact
on proximity to unfamiliar humans and
on how friendly the dogs were toward the human.
A factor analysis based
on descriptors of 81 Labrador retrievers being trained as guide dogs found that
polymorphisms in two
genes — comt and the glutamate receptor (slc1a2)-- significantly related to a principal component described as «activity».
Even though significant
gene ×
gene interactions have not been extended to an antisocial behavioral phenotype, a number of lines of research converge to show that dopaminergic
polymorphisms have independent effects
on a wide array of maladaptive and antisocial phenotypes, such as compulsive gambling, alcohol consumption, and antisocial personality traits [3, 17 — 19].
Adults who had been categorized as behaviorally inhibited at the age of 2 years exhibited a higher amygdala activation in response to unknown vs familiar faces16 compared with adults who were uninhibited as children, consistent with the notion that novel or ambiguous environmental stimuli of potential biological relevance activate the amygdala.17 Turning to
genes that can influence the neurobiological bases of the processing of emotions, 2 common alleles, the short (S) and the long (L), in a variable repeat sequence of the serotonin transporter (5 - HTT) promoter
polymorphism (5 - HTTLPR)
on human chromosome 17q11 have been differently associated with greater amygdala activity in response to angry or fearful faces18 in healthy adults.
Functional activity of the MAOA
gene promoter
polymorphism was determined and genotypes scored for assessing genetic and environmental influences
on aggression.
Related to this question, recent research suggests that particular
polymorphisms, often those linked to risk for pathology, make the individual more susceptible to be influenced by parenting and other experiences.24 - 26 For example, children carrying the 7 - repeat variation of the DRD4 appear to benefit more from interventions directed to prevent behaviour problems than those carrying other variations of the
gene.24 Nonetheless, further research is needed
on how and to what extent EC skills may be influenced by the interplay between constitution and experience.
The moderating effects of three single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs)(rs1042778, rs2268493 and rs237887) of the OXTR
gene on mesolimbic responses to rewards were evaluated using a monetary incentive delay fMRI task.
Glucocorticoid Receptor (NR3C1)
Gene Polymorphism Moderate Intervention Effects
on the Developmental Trajectory of African - American Adolescent Alcohol Abuse.