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NEWS ABOUT: gene variant

gene variant stories: 3 news summaries

DNA Screening May Help Beat Ovarian Cancer

55% of women carry variant placing them
at a higher risk

Aug 3, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An international coalition of geneticists has discovered a DNA variant in women with ovarian cancer that could lead to earlier detection and lower mortality rates, reports the Guardian. More than half of women exhibit the genetic trait, which increases the likelihood of ovarian cancer by up to 40%. The researchers... More »

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cancer • DNA • genetic screening • ovarian cancer • oncology • scientific study • gene variant

'Happyhour' Gene Decides How Fast You Get Drunk

Cancer drug could be used to lower humans' alcohol tolerance

May 22, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - What if your genes determined how much of a tolerance you had to alcohol—and you could take a drug that would turn those genes on or off? That scenario may not be far from reality: researchers studying fruit flies have discovered a gene called "happyhour" that renders... More »

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alcohol • genetics • alcoholism • medical research • gene variant • cancer drug

 Hypertension 
 Gene Found 
 Among Amish 

Researchers find hypertension gene

Dec 30, 08 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - A genetic study of Pennsylvania's reclusive Amish community has led to the discovery of a gene that may trigger high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attacks and stroke. The gene variant, dubbed STK39, regulates sodium levels leading to greater blood volume and high blood pressure, reports Health ... More »

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University of Maryland • hypertension • Amish • high blood pressure • gene variant • STK39 • Yen-Pei Christy Chang

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