World's largest DNA scan for autism uncovers new gene variant for disorder
UCLA scientists, in partnership with 30 research institutions across the country, have identified a new gene variant that is highly common in autistic children. And when researchers scrutinized the activity of the gene, known as CDH10, in the fetal brain, they discovered that it is most active in ...Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia
Discovery advances search for better treatments, experts say,,,, FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've spotted a gene variant that may raise the risk of schizophrenia in some people, a finding that may lead to new drug treatments. The study involved a gen...New risk variant for atopic dermatitis identified
Scientists of the Max Delbrck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charit University Medical School, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with researchers from the Klinikum rechts der Isar of Technical University Munich and Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, have identified a gene v...Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Finding may shed light on physiology of phobias in general, study suggests WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variants that increase cocaine addicts' risk of paranoia have been identified by U.S. researchers. In their study of almost 4,000 people of African and European ...Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
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Mutation discovered more common in white women, but different genes might raise risk in black women TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found a genetic marker that may indicate if a woman has a greater chance of developing uterine fibroids, a new study says. Shorte...Diabetes Gene Raises Odds of Lower Birth Weight
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A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and Vanderbilt University have identified a specific gene variant that links increased genetic risk for autism with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. The findings suggest that disrupted signaling of the MET gene may contr...Study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip
University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have found, in a previously identified gene, a variation that likely contributes to one in five cases of isolated cleft lip. It is the first time a genetic variant has been associated with cleft lip alone, rather than both cleft lip and palate. T...New gene variant identified for nondiabetic end stage renal disease in African-Americans
Scientists at Johns Hopkins schools of Public Health and Medicine have, for the first time, identified variants in the gene MYH9 that are associated with increased risk for non-diabetic end stage renal disease (ESRD,) which is the near-loss of kidney function leading to either dialysis of transpla...Genetic variant increases triglyceride levels in Asian-Americans
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research . In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein ...Genetic variant mimics effect of heart failure medications
A genetic variation, found predominantly in African Americans, protects some people with heart failure, enabling them to live longer than expected. Thats the conclusion of a research team led by investigators at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and the Washing...deCODE Discovers First Genetic Variant Conferring Increased Risk of Essential Tremor
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