Sentences with phrase «tested candidate genes»
Graduate student Yu - Hsiang Tu then tested candidate genes one - by - one until he found one that produced a proton - conducting protein when introduced into cells that did not have any proton - conducting channels.
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Furthermore, the cells offer a renewable, long - lasting model system for testing drug candidates or gene modifications that may offer new treatments, personalized to individual patients.
Lynch and his colleagues are now identifying candidates for other mammoth genes to functionally test as well as planning experiments to study mammoth proteins in elephant cells.
Furthermore, we are testing candidate tissue specific genes using models described in the projects listed below to examine various nutrient responses including fat metabolism, physical activity, intestinal permeability, calcification and aging.
Again, we can do this by selectively targeting RNAi (RNA interference) against candidate genes to specific neuron classes and testing the animal's performance in behavioral assays.
At its conclusion, we will have a candidate gene therapy for AMD; however, such therapy will need to be tested for safety before being able to advance into humans.
Moreover, 127 sites representing 65 candidate genes for obesity were differentially methylated in case - control cohort 2 (q < 0.15, P = 0.5, χ2 test; Supplementary Table 15).
An example of a «candidate gene» experiment testing whether different diploid genotypes are associated with different trait values, or phenotypes.
To explore the possibility of common genetic pathways within the respective pathophysiologies, nine ADHD candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in seven genes were tested for association with PD in 5333 cases and 12,019 healthy controls: one variant, respectively, in the genes coding for synaptosomal - associated protein 25 k (SNAP25), the dopamine (DA) transporter (SLC6A3; DAT1), DA receptor D4 (DRD4), serotonin receptor 1B (HTR1B), tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2), the norepinephrine transporter SLC6A2 and three SNPs in cadherin 13 (CDH13).
«With this technology, you can test the function of these candidate genes and measure what percentage of cells are generating into our target arterial cells,» says Zhang.
121/4: 00 Cbx3 and its role in craniofacial development: Zebrafish as a model system for testing dysmorphology candidate genes.
The increased power provided by looking for specific gene candidate variations rather than linked markers will aid the identification of epilepsy risk factors, perhaps leading to development of DNA tests to enable breeders to select against such risk factors.
I have had an email from our Patron, Dr Linda Tintle, with the breaking news that a candidate gene / mutation for FSF in our breed has been located and they are now in a position to collate samples to validate a DNA test.