Genetics in Disease

Longevity and Age Management

Genetic conditions linked to lung disease

Posted in Genetics in Disease, Respiratory on Wed June 25, 2008

Non-smokers are still at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in their 30s, experts warn. ... Continue Reading

New gene discovered that increases diabetes risk

Posted in Diabetes, Genetic Research, Genetics in Disease on Mon June 09, 2008

Scientists have identified a gene that increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, and regulates glucose levels. ... Continue Reading

Neurological genetics linked to progression of ALS

Posted in Genetic Research, Genetics in Disease, Neurology, Genetics on Mon June 02, 2008

Geneticists at the University of Tokyo have shed new light on the genetics of the fatal neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ... Continue Reading

Biologists determine genetics in neurological disease

Posted in Genetics in Disease, Neurology on Wed May 21, 2008

Toxic proteins created by faulty RNA have been found to contribute to a range of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. ... Continue Reading

Genetic link to prostate cancer risk identified

Posted in Cancer, Genetic Research, Genetics in Disease on Thu May 15, 2008

A genetic difference could explain why Caucasian men are more likely than Hispanic men to suffer from prostate cancer, a new paper has suggested. ... Continue Reading

Study reveals genetic control of blood proteins

Posted in Genetic Research, Genetics in Disease on Fri May 09, 2008

An international team of scientists has discovered the way in which genes control levels of proteins in the blood that can influence the progression of disease. ... Continue Reading

Gene found to increase risk of heart problems

Posted in Cardio-Vascular, Genetic Research, Genetics in Disease on Tue April 29, 2008

Researchers in London have identified a gene that increases the risk of heart attacks and heart failure. ... Continue Reading

Study links new genetic variations to psoriasis

Posted in Arthritis, Genetics in Disease, Immune System, Skin-Hair on Fri April 04, 2008

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have found seven new sites of DNA variation that increases the risk of psoriasis. ... Continue Reading

Researchers Identify Gene Most Often Responsible For Commonest Form Of Congenital Blindness

Posted in Genetics in Disease on Wed October 18, 2006

Eye Health Month is off to an exciting start, with the recent announcement by MUHC researcher Dr. Robert Koenekoop and his colleagues of a breakthrough discovery in the genetics of childhood blindness. The new study identified the gene most often responsible for LCA (Leber Congenital Amaurosis), the commonest form of congenital blindness. ... Continue Reading

Variation in 3 genes influences risk of age-related macular degeneration

Posted in Genetics in Disease on Wed August 30, 2006

Researchers in Boston have discovered a new common, noncoding variant in the Complement Factor H (CFH) gene that is associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment and blindness among persons aged 60 and older. ... Continue Reading

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