susceptibility gene


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susceptibility gene

A gene that increases a person's likelihood of contracting a heritable illness.
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Healthcare company AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported on Friday the receipt of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the expanded approval for the use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) for the treatment of patients with germline breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer, who have been previously treated with chemotherapy.
AstraZeneca wins US FDA expanded approval for Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to treat patients with germline susceptibility gene (BRCA) (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer
There is no doubt that RNF213 is a strong susceptibility gene for MMD among East Asian people.
Role of Ring Finger Protein 213 in Moyamoya Disease
Dr Hui said that 70 per cent of Chinese patients who had experienced severe influenza infection had the IFITM3 susceptibility gene, which could explain the emergence or presence of infection clusters among family members.
Made for China? Research Says H7N9 Flu Virus Confined Only to Chinese
subjects provides replication and confirms TCF7L2 as a type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene with a substantial effect on individual risk.
Genetic factors in the etiology of type 2 diabetes: linkage analyses, candidate gene association, and genome-wide association--still a long way to go!
01), suggesting that the allele A was a susceptibility gene for SZ.
Research in China on the molecular genetics of schizophrenia
22) Molecular genetic approaches now provide the tools that will allow the identification of susceptibility genes.
Darier's Disease and Schizophrenia
In a study of 4,000 twins by the Department of Twin Research, scientists identified the myopia susceptibility gene RASGRF1--which has been validated in other studies comprising over 13,000 people in the UK, Netherlands and Australia.
Gene 'breakthrough' for myopia is highlighted
Further, each susceptibility gene is likely to have low penetrance, thus not all carriers will develop the disorder.
Current advances in the genetic basis of rheumatoid arthritis/Romatoid artritin genetik temeline iliskin guncel gelismeler
A strong candidate for the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1.
High-risk breast cancer predisposition genes
Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD, of Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and German researchers have identified chymotrypsin C (CTRC), the gene that encodes trypsin-degrading enzyme, as a susceptibility gene for the disease.
New susceptibility gene discovered for chronic pancreatitis
A pair of large-scale genetic studies supported by the National Institutes of Health has revealed two genes that influence the risk of getting multiple sclerosis (MS) - data sought since the discovery of the only other known MS susceptibility gene decades ago.
After a Decades-Long Search, Scientists Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis - July 29, 2007
Examination of a single susceptibility gene can separate the study population into only two risk groups, those with and those without the mutation.
A statistical model for assessing genetic susceptibility as a risk factor in multifactorial diseases: lessons from occupational asthma

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