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Mutations in novel tumor suppressor gene associated with early onset breast cancer and possibly other cancers

Mutations in novel tumor suppressor gene associated with early onset breast cancer and possibly other cancers

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 8 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 An international team of scientists has identified an association between heritable, rare mutations in the RINT1 gene and increased risk of early onset breast cancer, according to research reported today (Oct. 24) at the American Society of Human... Read More

First gene implicated in most common form of mitral valve prolapse disrupts heart valve development & growth, scientists report at ASHG 2013

First gene implicated in most common form of mitral valve prolapse disrupts heart valve development & growth, scientists report at ASHG 2013

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 3:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to pinpoint a gene that plays a role in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a common cardiac disease that is a leading... Read More

Novel gene-diet interaction may help explain association between eating red & processed meat and colorectal cancer risk

Novel gene-diet interaction may help explain association between eating red & processed meat and colorectal cancer risk

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 9 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 A newly discovered potential gene-diet interaction for colorectal cancer was reported today (Thursday, Oct. 24) at the American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting in Boston. The interaction may shed light on the statistically significant increased risk of... Read More

Comprehensive testing for all known inherited breast cancer gene mutations explains occurrence of the cancer in women with normal BRCA genes

Comprehensive testing for all known inherited breast cancer gene mutations explains occurrence of the cancer in women with normal BRCA genes

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 8 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 Since 1994, many thousands of women with breast cancer from families severely affected with the disease have been tested for inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. The vast majority of those patients were told that their gene sequences... Read More

Gene variants in immune system pathways are correlated with composition of bacteria and other microbes in and on human body

Gene variants in immune system pathways are correlated with composition of bacteria and other microbes in and on human body

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 10 a.m., ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 Human genes in immunity-related pathways are likely associated with the composition of an individual’s microbiome, which refers to the bacteria and other microbes that live in and on the body, scientists reported today at the American Society of... Read More

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