Researchers uncover genetic link between autism spectrum disorder and myotonic dystrophy type 1
Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link ...
Tag: Genome
Chromosomal rearrangements drive color evolution in stick insects
Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the ...
Researchers use algorithm to pinpoint disease risk mutations in noncoding DNA
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) ...
New genetic clues uncovered in epilepsy drug resistance
Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global ...
Researchers analyze the mutational landscape of TMB-high colorectal cancer tumors
Colorectal cancer (CRC), a type of cancer that affects the large intestine and rectum, is one of the leading causes ...
Northwestern scientists identify key genes behind Parkinson's development
A longstanding mystery in Parkinson's disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of ...
Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk
Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says ...
New PCR test offers hope for better treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) ...
Research provides a comprehensive genomic and epigenomic landscape of ICE syndrome
Iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome is a rare, irreversibly blinding ocular disorder with an unknown etiology. Lack of targeted effective drugs, ...
Cellular models of embryos offer insights into early developmental processes
The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of ...