| California halts genetic testing of students |
| 12 July 2010 - by Nishat Hyder |
| Proposals to genetically test incoming freshman and transfer students to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), are under fire. UCB intended to offer a genetic test to its thousands of entrants, which would test three variants: genes that affect the ability to absorb folic acid, metabolise alcohol and digest lactose....[Read More] |
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| Faulty breast cancer gene increases male risk too |
| 12 July 2010 - by MacKenna Roberts |
| Western men who carry a BRCA2 genetic mutation have a six to nine per cent lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, UK researchers have found...[Read More] |
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| DNA used to pinpoint ancestors' villages |
| 12 July 2010 - by Dr Rachael Panizzo |
| An individual's genome can be used to accurately predict their ancestral origin, to the nearest five miles, a new study has found...[Read More] |
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| Study reveals complex interactions between disease genes |
| 12 July 2010 - by Victoria Kay |
| A US study looking at the relationship between genes known to cause a rare genetic disease has shown that common and rare genetic variants interact to make symptoms more or less severe...[Read More] |
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| More US fertility clinics now 'freeze' eggs |
| 12 July 2010 - by Tamara Hirsch |
| More than half of US fertility clinics are now prepared to 'freeze' eggs, a new study has revealed. This option was traditionally reserved for women undergoing cancer therapy or for other medical reasons...[Read More] |
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| Gene deletion creates lesbian mice |
| 12 July 2010 - by Rosemary Paxman |
| Geneticists claim that female mice can be turned 'lesbian' by a single gene deletion...[Read More] |
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| Longevity gene study results ‘flawed’, say experts |
| 12 July 2010 - by Chris Chatterton |
| Last week, BioNews reported on a study published in Science that claimed to have identified several gene clusters associated with longevity. The study drew significant media interest but, following the paper's publication, experts have raised concerns about the data...[Read More] |
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| Prenatal treatment for genetic gender disorder questioned |
| 12 July 2010 - by Dr Nadeem Shaikh |
| In August, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism will publish an article on a consensus reached by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and many others, regarding the use of dexamethasone (dex), a steroid used to treat a genetic condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which can affect one in 15,000 babies...[Read More] |
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| Prisoner given green light to continue IVF treatment |
| 12 July 2010 - by Chris Chatterton |
| An Australian Supreme Court has allowed a woman to continue with her self-funded IVF treatment, after she was given an 18-month jail term for fraud last November...[Read More] |
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| Genetic study traces Jewish descent |
| 12 July 2010 - by Dr Charlotte Maden |
| Stepping into the contentious world of race, ethnicity and genetics, a paper published in this week's Nature claims to have shed new light on the geographical origin of the many 'Jewish Diaspora' communities from around the world...[Read More] |
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