Genetics - Oct 31, 2018 Edition

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October 31, 2018     Genetics     The latest Genetics news from News Medical

Top researchers call for unified standards in 3D genome and epigenetic data   Studying the three-dimensional structure of DNA and its dynamics is revealing a lot of information about gene expression, expanding our knowledge of how cells, tissues and organs actually work in health and disease.

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors   St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.         New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants   Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues identified promising new genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease in extremely premature infants, as well as pathways linked to faster recovery from lung disease in this population.

Applications of Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing (WGBS)   Whole genome bisulfite sequencing, or WGBS, is a next-generation sequencing technique to analyze DNA methylation.       Genetic testing and breakthrough therapies may transform diagnosis, care of neuromuscular disease   A new report funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and released by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science indicates that genetic testing and breakthrough therapies will transform the diagnosis and care of neuromuscular disease within the next decade.       Using genome editing to prevent sudden cardiac death   Each year, at least 3 million people worldwide die of sudden cardiac death. In the U.S., this number reaches up to 450,000 people.       Genetic defect linked to ALS causes sugar-starved cells to overproduce lipids   A genetic defect tied to a variety of neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses changes how cells starved of sugar metabolize fatty compounds known as lipids, a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows.       Researchers identify genes responsible for sun sensitivity and skin cancer vulnerability   Research carried out at the Health Sciences department of the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, Spain, has identified the genes responsible for sun sensitivity and skin cancer vulnerability.       New method increases virus production in cells to generate more vectors for gene transfer   Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University have established a method to increase the released lentiviral particles produced by host cells, which will aid the use of the vectors for introducing foreign genes into cells       What is Pyrosequencing?   Pyrosequencing is a method of DNA sequencing that detects light emitted from nucleotide bases. By comparing the relative amount of light emitted, the sequence is uncovered.       Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified   Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections.

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