Sentences with phrase «single gene mutation»

If the technique proves effective, the researchers say, it might be used for treating other types of diseases caused by single gene mutations.

A major transition in the evolution of life — from single to multicellular organisms — could be kicked off by the mutation of a single gene

There are even single gene mutations that link insulin sensitivity and weight gain recently discussed in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Blakemore argues that a single gene mutation could in fact have been the cause of this increase - for in fact only one extra cell - division step would cause a doubling of brain size.

The paper was a landmark, demonstrating «that a single gene mutation in the mouse could extend life span,» says gerontologist Richard Miller of the University of Michigan Geriatrics Center in Ann Arbor.

This allows us to discern between viral strains that may even be different by just a single gene mutation.»

That pattern of inheritance would suggest the strong effect of a single gene mutation, and it would most likely crop up in families that had a lot of shared genes through the intermarriage of first cousins.

Rare, deadly, and caused by a single gene mutation, it was a perfect proof - of - principle condition for anyone seeking to replace damaged DNA with genes that did the job.

Huntingtin, the single gene mutation responsible for the disease, was identified in 1993.

Sickle cell disease is the world's most common serious condition due to a single gene mutation.

Fifty - four per cent were single gene mutations, and the other 13 per cent were polygenic DNA variants, meaning they were a combination of multiple bad genes inherited together.

It is caused by a single gene mutation that results in the production of mutant huntingtin protein.

The research, the cover story of this month's Science Advances, builds upon previous studies from Dr. Olson in which CRISPR - Cas9 corrected a single gene mutation that caused DMD in mice.

While the disease is caused by a single gene mutation, the manifestation of the disease at a molecular level is nevertheless highly complex and involves multiple cellular processes.

Although another recent study found that a single gene mutation heightened the risk of obesity by up to 67 percent, genetics can not explain the skyrocketing obesity trend.

The work supports the idea that a single gene mutation could have produced trichromatic color vision and immediate changes in behavior, says Daniel Osorio, a vision scientist at Sussex University, U.K..

Rather than being triggered by a single gene mutation, the tumors are caused by too many or too few copies of a gene in a person's cells.

Research into ageing is a young field that has seen immense progress in recent years, galvanised by discoveries that single gene mutations and dietary restriction can extend healthy lifespan.

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes linked a single gene mutation to two types of heart disease: one causes a hole in the heart of infants, and the other causes heart failure.

Semenza's team uncovered the mitochondrial mechanism in a study of Von Hippel - Lindau (VHL) syndrome, caused by a single gene mutation and characterized by the tendency to develop tumors in many parts of the body, including the kidney, brain and adrenal glands.

Few diseases result from a single gene mutation.

Piebald colouring is normally a result of a single gene mutation.