April 19, 2025 – Orofacial clefts (i.e., cleft lip and cleft palate) are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States, however, they are similarly frequent all over the world with …
Orofacial clefts: Can genetic variants reveal how they arise? Read more »
April 05, 2025 – Researchers have discovered race-associated molecular differences in tumors that may impact the way patients with pancreatic cancer respond to immunotherapies. The findings, which were recently published in the journal Cancer Research Communications, reinforce the need to …
March 30, 2025 – A new study from Queen Mary University of London found that 9% of all reported adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the UK medicines regulator are associated with medications where side effect risk is partly dependent …
February 11, 2025 – The MAO-A gene, popularly nicknamed the “warrior gene,” produces the enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A). It breaks down monoamine neurotransmitters (such as dopamine, epinephrine, and serotonin) through oxidation. Thus, mutations in the MAO-A gene can directly …
The Influence of the MAO-A Gene On Your Personality Read more »
December 30, 2024 – Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (TTR-CA) is now increasingly becoming recognized as an important cause of heart failure, and some studies have shown that as much as a third of diastolic heart failure could be attributed to TTR-CA. …
Uneven burden of cardiac amyloidosis in people of African descent Read more »
December 26, 2024 – Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with 297,790 estimated new cases in the United States in 2023. The relatively high 5-year overall survival of 90.8% indicates that the disease is curable. The …
Decode cause of aggressive breast cancer in Women of Color Read more »
May 06, 2024 – Non-Hispanic persons of African ancestry typically have worse clinical outcomes from colorectal cancer (CRC) than individuals of other heritages, a disparity attributed to many factors, including socioeconomic, environmental, and genetic influences, as well as less access …
03 January 2024 – 23andMe is a personal genomics company out of South San Francisco, It is best known for providing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing service in which customers provide a saliva sample that is laboratory analysed, using single nucleotide polymorphism …
March 01, 2023 – The gene APOE codes for apolipoprotein E (Apo-E), a protein involved in the metabolism of fats in the body of mammals. A subtype is implicated in the Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. Recently, researchers at Stanford University …
APOE Missense Variant Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in African Americans Read more »
November 10, 2022 – Drug addiction is a huge social problem of our todays societies. The problem does not only exist in the USA, but in other countries worldwide as well, with enormous numbers of victims due to alcoholism, smoking, …