Sentences with phrase «identification of the gene»

The EST itself may have little intrinsic value save to perhaps accelerate identification of the gene.
He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, working on identification of genes associated with human spinal muscular atrophy.
June 1, 2005 New Mutation Test for prcd PRA Is Now Available OptiGen, LLC, proudly announces identification of the gene causing canine prcd - PRA (progressive rod - cone degeneration form of Progressive Retinal Atrophy).
Identification of the genes represents a vital step toward developing compounds that can be used in targeted, individualized treatment of severe periodontitis, before loss of teeth and supportive bone occurs.
It will also allow for easier identification of genes that contribute to the bacteria's spread from patient to patient, and more meaningful scientific experiments to understand the bug's resistance to antibiotics or identify new antimicrobial compounds that target specific genes necessary for maintaining these persistent infections.
Identification of a gene needed to expand light harvesting in photosynthesis into the far - red - light spectrum provides clues to the development of oxygen - producing photosynthesis, an evolutionary advance that changed the history of life on Earth.
Two publications mark completed sequencing of genome and preliminary identification of genes
Identification of these genes provides support for previously hypothesized mechanisms of high - altitude adaptation and illuminates the complexity of hypoxia - response pathways in humans.
Systematic identification of gene annotation errors in the widely used yeast mutation collections / T. Ben - Shitrit *, N. Yosef *, K. Shemesh, R. Sharan, E. Ruppin and M. Kupiec.
The limited genetic diversity of dog breeds facilitates identification of genes, functional variants and regulatory pathways underlying complex psychiatric disorders that are mechanistically similar in dogs and humans.
Identification of genes associated with local aggressiveness and metastatic behavior in soft tissue tumors.
Excellent genomic resources for M. truncatula have allowed identification of genes that important for the symbiosis, and some of these genes show signs of local adaptation to different populations of rhizobia.
M. J. Bertram et al., Identification of a gene that reverses the immortal phenotype of a subset of cells and is a member of a novel family of transcription factor - like genes.
This allows the identification of those genes that have the same expression in the two species, and for which the mouse represents a good model of human biology.
The identification of genes that improve crop salt tolerance will be essential to our efforts to improve global food security.»
«Now that we have narrowed down the hunting ground, these findings provide us with a focused direction for identification of the gene itself.»
«The identification of these genes paves the way for the development of a test to identify individuals who are at risk of getting Fuchs dystrophy, and also for the development of drugs to slow disease progression or to potentially delay or prevent it from occurring,» said George A. McKie, D.V.M., PhD., director of the NEI's cornea research program.
The identification of genes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could help to better understand the disorder and develop new treatments.
As a result, the identification of the gene could also lead to the creation of drugs to suppress appetite and fight America's rampant obesity.
The team believes that the identification of genes specifically regulating chlorophagy could help to create new approaches to manipulating chloroplast turnover during crop aging.
Already, a few examples exist — blood tests for hereditary colon cancer; the design of Herceptin, a breast cancer drug; and Gleevec, a drug used in chronic myelogenous leukemia — in which the identification of gene alterations translated into clinical applications.
«The identification of genes regulating sleep - feeding interactions will provide important insight into how the brain integrates and controls the expression of complex behaviors,» said Keene.
Daniel Cosgrove, president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, expects that the sequence data will also speed the identification of genes to improve agriculture and the use of plants as energy sources or for cleaning up the environment.
In response, bioinformatics technology is being used, for the first time, to allow to for the identification of genes of these pathogens, in order to define the ideal treatment to attack back.
The identification of genes likely to belong to the common ancestor of life suggests its biochemistry was incomplete, forcing it to cling to undersea vents
In December, the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology will be awarded for the identification of genes that control the biological clock.
Kidney research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has unexpectedly led to a discovery about the formation of the heart, including the identification of a gene responsible for a deadly cardiac condition.
«The identification of genes linked to brain changes in autism is just the first step,» said Dr Rafael Romero - Garcia.
In contrast to the identification of gene mutations that shift the timing of sleep, this is the first isolation of a mutation that affects how long organisms need to slumber, says neurophysiologist Irene Tobler of the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Targeted gene therapies, however, had to wait for (1) the identification of the genes to target, (2) the cloning and / or sequencing of the relevant genes and in some cases, the specific disease - causing variant, (3) a full understanding of the normal gene function and regulation, and (4) the development of efficient ways to deliver genes to the relevant tissues at therapeutic levels.
Researchers use new systems biology methods on plants In December, the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology will be awarded for the identification of genes that control the biological clock.
The identification of genes that are synthetically lethal in β - catenin - activated cancer cells would provide new targets for therapeutic drug design.
Identification of these genes may enable the development of drugs designed to increase levels of human SMN2 protein to offset the absence of human SMN1 protein and prevent or treat SMA.
After the Journal of Medical Entomology (JME) published the study — about the identification of genes that enable an insect to detect odors — an outside researcher wrote a letter to the journal highlighting flaws in the paper.
He has made important contributions to the understanding of the molecular basis of retinal and eye development, and to the identification of genes and processes associated with inherited retinal degenerations.
Conclusions: The identification of gene expression alterations as a function of hypoxia and recovery from hypoxia is important to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying retinal dysfunction associated with a variety of diseases.
The identification of a gene that controls whether petunia flowers attract pollination by hawkmoths at night or by hummingbirds during the day is reported in a paper published online this week in Nature Genetics.
Her current research is focused on the identification of genes and molecular pathways for rare disorders and she is the Lead Investigator of the Genome Canada, CIHR funded «Finding of Rare Disease Genes in Canada» (FORGE Canada) and «Enhanced CARE for RARE Genetic Diseases in Canada» initiatives.
My post-doctoral work on the identification of genes required for normal germ line development and fertility led to the discovery that the germ line is exquisitely sensitive to mutations in components of the mitotic spindle that have the potential to lead to aneuploidy — this sensitivity may also extend to embryonic and adult stem cells.
The identification of gene variants that delay fracture healing could lead to screening tests for patients with broken bones.
The Pharmacogenomics of Bipolar Disorder study (PGBD): identification of genes for lithium response in a prospective sample.
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