Genetics News

Blood Pressure Genes Discovered

Sep 13, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies have identified a total of 23 gene regions associated with measures of blood pressure. Two studies published in Nature and Nature Genetics represent a major advance in understanding of the inherited influences on blood pressure and offer new potential therapeutic targets for prevention of heart disease and stroke. Checking the blood pressure (Jesse K....

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New Genes for Rare Diseases

Sep 6, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases. The team of scientists from Canada, Germany,...

Extra Genes Cause Extreme Thinness

Sep 2, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have discovered a genetic cause of extreme thinness for the first time, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The research...

Lizard Genome Sequenced for the First Time

Sep 1, 2011 by Natali Anderson

The green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis, a native of the Southeastern United States, is the first nonbird species of reptile to have its genome sequenced...

Link to Diabetes Identified in South Asians

Aug 31, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Six new genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes in South Asians have been identified by a team of international researchers. Writing in the journal...

Tobacco Provides New HIV Drug

Aug 30, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A clinical trial of a potential Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug farmed from genetically modified (GM) tobacco plants has at long last got underway...

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