Tag: Genetics
Genetically Determined Vitamin D Levels Not Linked to T1DM
Genetically determined levels seem not to have a large effect on the risk for type 1 diabetes in Europeans
Whole-Genome Sequencing Is Accurate for Myeloid Cancers
Prospective sequencing of samples provided new genetic information for 24.8 percent of patients, which changed risk category for 16.2 percent
Polynesian Ancestry May Increase Cardiometabolic Risk
Genetic study reveals link between Polynesian ancestry and higher risk for obesity, T2DM, heart failure in Native Hawaiians
Genetic Mutations May Add to Racial Disparity in Child B-ALL
Increased incidence of IKZF1 deletion and IGH-CRLF2 translocation seen in Hispanic/Latino children with B-ALL
Dementia Risk Up in Men With Genetic Mutation for Hemochromatosis
Male p.C282Y homozygotes have lower T2* measures on brain MRI in areas including the putamen, thalamus, hippocampus
Biomarker May Predict Treatment Outcome in Advanced Melanoma
Changes in plasma levels of ctDNA associated with survival outcomes in BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma
Actionable Drug-Gene Interactions Common in U.K. Primary Care
Actionable drug-gene interactions identified in 19.1 to 21.1 percent of all new prescriptions for 56 drugs
Genetic Data Suggest Increases in BP May Cause A-Fib
Causal relationship of BP and a-fib did not change when SNPs associated with possible confounders were excluded
Genes That Best Predict Breast Cancer Risk Identified
And estimates determined for breast cancer risk in association with pathogenic variants in known predisposition genes
EPA, DHA Intake From Fish May Reduce Childhood Asthma Risk
Higher intake at age 7 years linked to lower odds of incident asthma at 11 or 14 years among FADS minor G allele carriers