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NEWS ABOUT: gene mutation

gene mutation stories: 3 news summaries

Monkeys Pass
Altered Traits
to Offspring

Genetic breakthrough
will aid disease study,
but troubles some

May 27, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese scientists have produced the first genetically modified monkeys that can pass on their new traits to offspring, a research breakthrough mired in ethical quandaries. The technique is meant to be used to infect monkeys with diseases like Parkinson’s and then test treatments on them, but could eventually be... More »

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ethics • genetics • disease • animal rights • monkey • eugenics • lab rat • scientific breakthroughs • gene mutation

Heart and Gum Disease Linked by Gene: Study

Periodontitis patients should cut out risk factors, scientists say

May 26, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified a link between gum disease and heart disease, the BBC reports, finding the same genetic variation in a group of patients with heart disease and a group with severe periodontitis. “Now we know for sure that there is a strong genetic link, patients with periodontitis should... More »

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obesity • genetics • diabetes • dental health • heart disease • smoking • genes • genetic research • gum disease • gene mutation

 Heart 'Time Bomb' 
 Ticking for 60M 

1 in 100 have mutant gene that increases risk sevenfold

Jan 19, 09 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a mutant gene carried by 1% of the population which almost guarantees heart disease in later life, reports the BBC. Some 60 million people have the genetic time bomb, including 4% of the total population of India. The gene increases the risk of heart disease sevenfold, according... More »

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India • heart disease • Nature Genetics • British Heart Foundation • gene mutation • cardiomyopathy • MYBPC3 protein • Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

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