Sentences with phrase «when additional gene»
Trisomy 21 means that there are three copies of chromosome 21, and while not included in the CNV classification, it demonstrates the effects that can occur when additional gene copies are present on a massive scale.
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The disorder arises when some or all of an extra copy of chromosome 21 is present, but exactly how this additional set of genes disrupts development, leading to learning difficulties and other symptoms of Down's, isn't clear.
Additional support could come from the chimpanzee genome, which may allow researchers to clock when the genes for slow - twitch muscle fibers — crucial for running long distances and plentiful in people but not chimps — diverged in the common evolutionary history of humans and apes.
When the researchers looked at the role of genes that were methylated by genes with code differences related to ASD, including additional genes beyond those with direct code changes, they found that the majority were involved in biological pathways that were important in immune function.
By 2008, when Moir stumbled on the parallels between amyloid - beta and LL - 37, Tanzi had discovered additional genes associated with Alzheimer's that were also related to innate immunity, the part of the human immune system that is shared with worms, flies, spiders and other primitive creatures.
«When we injected GMT into each of the three types of human fibroblasts, nothing happened — they never transformed — so we went back to the drawing board to look for additional genes that would help initiate the transformation,» said Gladstone Staff Scientist Ji - dong Fu, PhD, the study's lead author.
When done improperly, the process can cause you to breathe in additional, possibly large doses of mercury vapor — a big problem if you have the MTHFR gene mutation and intestinal permeability (an excess of mercury exposure all at once can overburden your detox pathways).
Though the research is currently limited to animals only, scientists have been able to significantly increase muscle building when muscles have been placed under loaded stretches - presumably by creating additional muscle damage and by stimulating the same gene pathways switched on by the tension of muscle contraction.