76/2: 45 A general analytical framework to identify pathogenic genes
underlying complex diseases.
Not exact matches
But even when the genetic mechanism is more
complex, he adds, the new approach might yield insights into
underlying disease processes that could pave the way for more finely targeted treatments.
The team also discovered that genetic insults
underlying Mendelian
diseases do not appear to independently contribute to
complex diseases but likely interact in a combinatorial way to ultimately cause the disorders.
Launched with a $ 215 million investment in the President's 2016 budget, the initiative aims to «give clinicians tools to better understand the
complex mechanisms
underlying a patient's health,
disease, or condition, and to better predict which treatments will be most effective,» according to a statement issued by the White House.
«Aberrant splicing in humans may lead to various
complex diseases and also
underlies the development of some forms of cancer and the onset of neurodegenerative
diseases, so a better understanding of the process can add important information for our fight against these
diseases.»
«The approach may be extended to additional
complex disorders and
diseases for which we don't understand the
underlying biology but do have drugs that may have some beneficial actions, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and others in need of more effective therapies.
The objective of this project is to discover X-linked loci
underlying various age - related
complex diseases and normal aging while putting forth improved statistical genetic methods that are specially designed for ChrX.
We are now using these models to study the gene function and
complex mechanisms
underlying disease pathways, with a focus on genetic background effects, genetic modifiers and interaction partners.
We advocate instead to embrace the complexity and have developed approaches that allow us to uncover the
underlying causes of human
diseases no matter how
complex.
However, a substantial proportion of patients defined as «
complex» are often left without a molecular diagnosis, either because they are suffering from more than one rare
disease or because the molecular mechanism
underlying their
disease can not be detected by NGS.
In conclusion, our study highlights the importance of studying gene — gene interactions in
complex diseases and provides insights into the
underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms.
My long - term research interests involve understanding the
complex mechanisms
underlying transcriptional regulation of human
disease.
Most physicians are not adequately trained to address the
underlying cause of
complex, chronic
disease and to apply strategies such as nutrition, diet, detoxification, exercise and stress management.
The
underlying causes of autoimmune
disease are multifactorial and
complex, and until now, too little attention has been focused on determining the central causal factors.
In most anemic pets, an
underlying disease is interfering with the
complex processes that allows red blood cells to form within your pet's bone marrow.
The ideal treatment for glomerulonephritis is determined by identifying the
underlying infectious, inflammatory or cancerous
disease that is causing the immune system to create the immune
complexes that are being trapped in the glomeruli.
However, it takes time and resources to discover genes
underlying complex traits and
diseases in any species.
Families and individuals living with severe, chronic, potentially life - shortening illnesses or disability often have multiple,
complex, and interrelated problems that emerge as part of the
underlying disease processes.