Sentences with phrase «multiple types of mutations»

Not exact matches

Though a range of developmental scenarios in multiple brain regions is surely at work in ASDs, the researchers said the ability to place these specific genetic mutations in one specific set of cells — among hundreds of cell types in the brain, and at a specific point in human development — is a critical step in beginning to understand how autism comes about.

Dr. Sotos» hypothesis is that Lincoln had MEN 2B (a type of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) caused by RET mutations) instead of Marfan syndrome, which has been postulated in the past.

The authors used CRISPR / Cas in several unique ways to achieve their desired effects, highlighting the versatility of this technique and its ability to be applied to multiple mutation types or genetic states.

By assessing the incidence of a particular mutation or the frequency at which certain genes / pathways are altered across multiple patients (of the same tumor type), it should be possible to identify key mutations.

2) The iPSCs can be developed into multiple tissue types for studying the effects of mammoth mutations on the traits of cells.

However, because there are multiple types of PRA caused by mutations in other genes, a normal result in PRCD does not exclude PRA in a pedigree.