Sentences with phrase «genetic cause»

Down's Syndrome is a syndrome, yet its genetic cause was not discovered until many years after its description.

There is also some evidence that reading disabilities in particular may have a genetic cause (Lim, Ho, Chou, and Waye, 2011).

Is There A Genetic Cause For ADHD?

It is very likely that the genetic cause of such dogs is different than what causes absence of color in other breeds.

They have also discovered the genetic cause of ONE FORM of cleft palate (CP1) in the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

In Angora goats, it is also the right testicle that is commonly retained, though this is not hard evidence that all species have the same genetic cause for the same effect.

In a litter with a small number of affected puppies it is probably most likely that a genetic cause may be present.

Glaucoma most commonly affects purebred dogs and in cases of primary glaucoma, a genetic cause has been suspected.

Still others, like those sometimes associated with hyaloid artery remnants, appear to be hereditary but the genetic cause is not yet known.

The purpose of this project is to characterize the most common type (s) of kidney disease in American Boxer dogs in order to identify a possible genetic cause of the disease.

There is also the possibility of a genetic cause involving the p53 gene and an Rb gene which normally act as tumor suppresser genes and for some reason are altered preventing their usual functioning.

Dr Holloway said the research, backed by a grant from the Canine Research Foundation, would look at diseases of the immune system which could have a genetic cause.

Consider, for example, a group of purebred puppies whose owners were advised to have their dogs neutered at a young age because a littermate had an unusual gait or improper conformation that has a genetic cause.

UC Davis is still actively recruiting new candidates to find the genetic cause for CED in several dog breeds.

Unfortunately, this disease will severely impact their life expectancy and can even pop up in well bred, health tested litters because it has a very complex genetic cause.

A hereditary or genetic cause is supported by an increased incidence in some breeds, including yellow Labradors and Golden Retrievers, Dachshunds and Lhasa Apsos.

Veterinarians suspect that there is a genetic cause of gingival hyperplasia, causing some dogs to respond to inflammation, and the presence of bacteria by creating an increasing the amount of gum tissue.

Each type has a different genetic cause.

Recent research has indicated a genetic cause of some lymphomas (e.g. Golden Retrievers have the highest incidence of lymphoma of any breed.)

The fact that chronic active hepatitis has a higher incidence in certain breeds, suggests an underlying genetic cause.

The malformation has recently been recognized among Standard Poodles and seems to run in families, suggesting a genetic cause.

Science informs us that all these traits are all because of our genetic cause.

I have been suspecting a genetic cause as well (more than just normal variation though) especially because of the lack of growth and plan to talk to her pediatrician about starting some testing.

This tactic is already being applied using a person's genetic profile in conditions with a known genetic cause, like some forms of cancer.

Cardiac diseases such as congenital heart defects or arrhythmias often have a genetic cause.

Only about 10 percent of ALS cases are traceable to a genetic cause.

But in their latest research, Dr. Finkbeiner and his research team, including Gladstone Staff Research Scientist Gaia Skibinski, have focused their attention on LRRK2 — the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's.

Approximately 90 % of ALS cases have no known genetic cause; this group is commonly called sporadic ALS (sALS)[6, 7].

The rare diseases of mice and men by Damian Smedley Damian explains how mouse models and bioinformatics can be used together to track down the genetic cause of rare diseases.

While certain diseases have a clear genetic cause, many conditions are the result of a complex mix of genetic and environmental factors.

A new genetic cause of an autosomal - dominant corneal endothelial dystrophy has been discovered in a study led by University College London scientists.

We have been searching for a mechanism that can explain the genetic cause of majority of BWS and that can provide better understanding of intragenic mutation of p57KIP2 and disruption of KvLQT1 gene by balanced germline chromosomal rearrangements.

Although the genetic cause of SMA is well understood, the identification of an effective drug that will halt or improve the disease process has not occurred,» said Richard Finkel, M.D., chief, division of neurology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida.

Babies in the sequencing arm who have, or develop, health conditions that may have an underlying genetic cause may also receive an «Indication - Based Analysis» that can re-examine the baby's sequencing information, with a specific focus on genes that have previously been associated with the baby's specific health condition.

SMA Type 1 is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality.

12/17/2007 International Research Collaboration Narrows Focus on Genetic Cause of Kawasaki Disease UC San Diego Investigators Say Findings May Impact Treatment of Additional Diseases Researchers from Japan's RIKEN SNP Research Center, collaborating with a team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have discovered a new genetic variat... More...

She uses induced pluripotent stem cells to study Fragile X syndrome, a common genetic cause of autism and intellectual disability.

Goel, raised in Bangalore, India, has focused in particular on Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that can occur along with autism and is thought to be the genetic cause of autism in patients with Fragile X syndrome.

«It took our team of researchers and collaborators more than 15 years of diligent effort to unravel the genetic cause of FOP that had been shrouded in mystery for so long,» says Fred Kaplan, MD, the Isaac & Rose Nassau Professor of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine, of the 2006 discovery of the mutation that causes FOP.

It's also the leading genetic cause of both epilepsy and autism.

«We are looking forward to the rapid delivery of significant scientific achievements and, more importantly, an effective treatment for SMA, the most common genetic cause of death among infants and toddlers.»

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E-Scape Bio is now developing small - molecule drugs that target the primary genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease by correcting adverse effects of the apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) gene.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motor neuron disease and the leading genetic cause of death among infants and toddlers.

Revolutionary imaging technique reveals that a unique protein interaction may be key to driving the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease

Would it be correct to say that PKU is a genetic cause of low IQ?

The causes of the different forms of autism are not yet understood and there is currently no agreed biological, psychological or genetic cause.

In most cases, knowing the genetic cause helps the physician treat and manage the child's illness.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder, called Timothy syndrome, which underlies a form of severe cardiac...

Due to their considerable genetic and clinical heterogeneity, the underlying genetic cause is often elusive and the resulting inability to provide a precise diagnosis precludes proper reproductive and fetal risk assessment.