Mutation map reveals how amylin mutations influence type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have produced a mutational map showing how mutations in ...

Genetic variants involved in rapid immune response linked to earlier breast cancer onset in BRCA1 carriers

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study points the way toward therapies for Meier-Gorlin syndrome, a cause of dwarfism

Patients with this genetic disorder have a form of dwarfism — they are short in stature and have underdeveloped ears and ...

Prioritizing potentially cancer-causing mutations in real-world cancer genomics

Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among ...

Not all cancer mutations are equal: Mutation strength in a single gene shapes tumor behavior

Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different ...

Mutations in immune response linked to earlier cancer onset, study finds

Genetic mutations found in the body’s immune response are “significantly associated” with earlier breast cancer onset among ...
GEN

Mutation Map Indicates How Alterations in Key Cancer Gene Influence Tumor Growth

An international team of scientists headed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, has created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene, CTNNB1, influence ...
European Medical Journal

BRCA1 Mutation Study Reveals Oestrogen DNA Damage

Oestrogen-induced DNA damage drives genomic instability in BRCA1 mutation cells, with dietary compounds showing protective potential.
EurekAlert!

An unprecedented mutation map reveals how amylin mutations influence type 2 diabetes

A study by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has created a mutational map of the hormone amylin, the ...