79 rare obesity-causing genes catalogued
Seventy-nine rare genetic syndromes in which obesity is a major feature have been catalogued by Canadian researchers...
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Polygenic
A trait disorder is one affected by the combined effects of multiple different genes.
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Genetic test could predict age of Alzheimer's onset
A genetic test based on 31 markers could be used to predict at what age an individual is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease...
Autism linked to cognitive genes
Researchers have discovered that genetic variants associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also correlate with higher intelligence...
Genetic risk scores could predict Alzheimer's
Researchers looking at multiple genes have developed risk scores that could identify those most likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in later life...
Lab in a lunch box
The development of a portable DNA laboratory for professionals and enthusiasts raises questions about how regulations can possibly protect consumers in this rapidly developing field...
Is intelligence genetic?
Educational toys, brainy baby videos and flash cards — do these things help to develop intelligence? Or are the genes that you inherited from your parents the determining factor? The search for an 'intelligence gene' has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, an international team of scientists have added weight to the argument that intelligence does have a genetic basis, but that it comes from multiple genes working together...
New genetic markers for heart disease discovered
An international research consortium has discovered 13 new genetic markers and confirmed ten previously identified markers associated with heart disease. The study, one of the world's largest, more than doubles the known genetic risk factors for coronary artery disease, a common cause of heart attacks and strokes....
New genetic markers linked to breast cancer risk
A large prospective study has discovered new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of breast cancer....
Gene-ecology interactions and psychological disorders
The models emerging from behavioural biology are increasingly sophisticated. They do not undermine the quest for candidate genes, but rather augment our understanding of why those genes might persist in populations and be differentially expressed across circumstances....
Families with monogenic disease
On Wednesday 18th November 2009 a Progress Educational Trust (PET) conference - 'Does Genetics Matter? Help Hype and the New Horizon of Epigenetics' - was held at Clifford Chance in Canary Wharf. The initial session of the day was called 'Families with Monogenetic Disease' and was chaired by Dr Christine Patch, Chair of the British Society for Human Genetics and Consultant Genetic Counsellor and Manager at Guy's Hospital....