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News Release
In a new large-scale genetic analysis, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have found set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes.
… NIH study identifies new molecules involved in diabetes. … In a new large-scale genetic analysis, scientists … human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes. Researchers discovered the microRNAs in groups of …
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Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… Ph.D. … Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene. … National … researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan Africans, with data from more …
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NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting a … with a faulty NPC1 gene to model Niemann-Pick disease, type C1. The researchers' goal was to correct the faulty NPC1 … therapy shows promise for treating Niemann-Pick disease type C1 … NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may …
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NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… as some intermediate and early tumors, depending on the type. Dr. Elnitski's group will also collaborate with … over the course of treatment and to determine if this type of analysis leads to improved detection of a recurrence … Current blood tests are specific to a known tumor type. In other words, clinicians must first find the tumor, …
Genetic Disorders
Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited type of muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other body systems.
… Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited type of muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other body systems. … Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited type of muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other … There are two types of myotonic dystrophy: Type 1 and Type 2. The two types are caused by alterations (mutations) in two …
Genetic Disorders
Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be adequately degraded.
… recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be … recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be … that they never have any problems from the disorder. Type 2 and 3 do affect the nervous system. Type 2 causes serious …
Fact Sheet
Learn about the different types of hemoglobin.
… stem cells) are cells that can develop into any type of blood cell in your body, such as white blood cells, …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, keep heart disease patients out of hospitals and … mistaken for the more common types of diabetes, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. These patients often receive inadequate …
Genetic Disorders
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
… Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 to 50 … cancer at least once. … Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 to 50 … up most of the epidermis. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It occurs when melanocytes, the pigment …
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Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… main risk factor, adenocarcinoma is also the most common type of lung cancer among lifelong non-smokers and the risk … Study identifies novel genomic changes in the most common type of lung cancer … Researchers from The Cancer Genome …