But mice with a working
version of the gene suffered little to no damage to their gut - lining cells.
Not exact matches
Particular
versions of one such
gene, called CRH, were more common in people who had been abused as children but didn't
suffer from depression as adults, for instance.
Scientists then looked at the human
version of the
gene, and found that the
gene was mutated in people
suffering from Native American myopathy.
Likewise, one
version of the APOE
gene on chromosome 19 predicts the likelihood
of a boxer
suffering from premature Alzheimer's disease.
Some alleles corresponded to higher levels
of IL - 1ß, and people with these
versions of the
genes were five times more likely to
suffer from stomach cancer — perhaps because a surplus
of IL - 1ß, by shutting down acid production and sustaining an inflammation
of the infected areas, allows H. pylori to spread further within the stomach, the authors speculate.
Creating smaller
versions of purebred dogs means dabbling with their
genes, which is never a good thing as they can
suffer from ailments like dwarfism.