Sentences with phrase «marker genes involved»

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The latest trend among consultants to horse buyers and breeders is to rely on algorithms involving a «speed gene» and other markers, not just x-rays and endoscopies

A specific genetic marker influences response to therapy in the early stages of RA; a link thought to be due to the gene activating a cell - signalling protein involved in the inflammatory disease process.

«More than 250 genes and gene markers are involved with obesity, so there are obviously many different kinds,» Atkinson says.

Not only were levels of metabolic compounds different, but the expression of certain genes involved in metabolism was turned up, and the epigenome of the cells — molecular markers on DNA that change gene expression on a broader scale — was altered.

Some gene - editing techniques, while effective at modifying the genetic code, involve the use of genetic markers that then leave a «scar» on the newly edited genome.

He also was involved in the identification of other gene markers for colon cancer and neurofibromatosis.

Lastly, the procedure involves CRISPR - Cas9 technology, which is a gene - editing technique that uses the immune systems of bacteria to look for genetic markers.

For example the researchers used the CRE - ERT2 mouse model validated at the ICS, in which Cre function is controlled by the promoter of Atypical Notch ligand Delta - like homologue1 (Dlk1) under Tamoxifen activation, a skin fibroblast marker, to carry out temporal and tissue specific inactivation of key genes involved in skin fibroblast diversity.