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Human Genome Project

...cluding breast cancer , blood clotting , cystic fibrosis , liver diseases and many others. There are also many tangible benefits for biological scientists. For example, a researcher investigating a certain form of cancer may have narrowed down his search to a particular gene. By visiting the human genom...

Genetics

... CFTR protein, defects in this gene cause cystic fibrosis 1995 The genome of Haemophilus influenzae is the first genome of a free living organism to be sequenced 1996 Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the first eukaryote genome sequence to be released 1998 The first genome sequnce for a multicell...

Gene therapy

...ses caused by single-gene defects, such as cystic fibrosis , hemophilia , muscular dystrophy and sickle cell anemia . However, this has been much harder than modifying simple bacteria, primarily because of the problems involved in carrying large sections of DNA and delivering it to the right site on the ...

Diabetes mellitus

...titis , hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), cystic fibrosis , several mitochondrial neuropathies and myopathies, myotonic dystrophy , Friedreich's ataxia , some of the inherited forms of neonatal hyperinsulinism and many others. Risk of diabetes is higher with chronic use of several medications, including ...

Computed axial tomography

...n of chronic interstitial processes ( emphysema , fibrosis , and so forth), thin sections with high spatial frequency reconstructions are used. For evaluation of the mediastinum and hilar regions for lymphadenopathy , IV contrast is administered. CT angiography of the chest (CTPA) is also becoming the pr...