Posts Tagged ‘genetic’

Pathway Genomics plans to sell its Insight genetic test in about 6,000 Walgreens stores. Go to Source Full story

The Insight Saliva Collection KitTM is a personal genetic testing kit which can give customers information about their genetics - which diseases they are at a higher risk of developing, which medications they would respond to best, and the likelihood of passing on susceptibility to certain diseases to their children. The genetic test kit consists of: A small saliva collection kit A set ... Full story

The US pharmacy chain, Walgreens, plans to start selling a new genetic test at many of its 7,500 US outlets this month. The genetic test, created by Pathway Genomics and called Insight™ Saliva Collection Kit is said to be able to predict an individual's risk of developing disease, as well as his/her potential response to specific medications. In pre-pregnancy planning, females and their partners ... Full story

A genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse in patients with one of the most aggressive forms of childhood leukemia has been discovered. Researchers publishing in the open access journal Molecular Cancer have identified a consistent pattern in five genes that has the potential to enable doctors to identify which patients would benefit from more aggressive treatment when first diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic ... Full story

The density of transposable (jumping) elements between sex chromosomes in primates may have important consequences for the studies of human genetic diseases, say Penn State University researchers. Erika Kvikstad, a 2009 Penn State Ph.D... Go to Source Full story

Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis (GME), necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME), and necrotizing leukoencephalitis (NLE) are common inflammatory conditions of the canine central nervous system (CNS). While each disease has unique histopathological features, these canine disorders collectively seem to be aberrant immune responses directed against the CNS. A review of the neurologic signs and general neurodiagnostic approach to canine meningoencephalitis (ME) is followed by an overview of the specific clinical ... Full story

Researchers have discovered how a genetic disease known mainly for its life-threatening tumors also can cause sudden death from cardiovascular disease in children, and are mounting a clinical trial to develop treatments for the problem. Scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine found that the mutation that causes neurofibromatosis type 1 disease leads to arterial inflammation and damage that is similar to the long-term ... Full story

Scientists have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting disorders such as thrombosis and some types of stroke. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that the three genes make a substantial contribution to how long it takes blood to clot. The team thinks that identifying these genes that control the way blood clots could help further our ... Full story

Testing for 10 common genetic mutations that slightly increase breast cancer risk is no more effective in predicting tumor development than asking women questions about conventional risk factors, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters/MSNBC reports. According to the findings, the ability to predict a tumor significantly improved only when the genetic testing was combined with questions about ... Full story

In the ongoing quest to identify the genetic factors involved in disease, scientists have increasingly turned to genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, which enable the scanning of up to a million genetic markers in thousands of individuals. These studies generally compare the frequency of genetic variants between two groups - those with a particular disease and healthy individuals. Differences in the frequency of a given ... Full story