Study reveals worrying extent of imprecise gene and gene mutation naming

A systematic review of 52 scientific papers submitted to a world-leading clinical genetics journal from multiple scientists ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Goodbye to a major uncertainty after Chernobyl—a study reveals DNA mutations in the children of workers, and the results change what had been feared for decades

In 1986, the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl released large amounts of ionizing radiation (IR) into the environment, and became one of the most serious ...
Khaberni

Genetic Mutations Across Generations in Chernobyl Workers' Offspring

Khaberni - Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster, a new study reveals clear evidence of some effects of radiation exposure being passed to the next generation. Research ...
Labroots

A Mitochondrial DNA Mutation that Alters Immunity

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little organelles are very special, because they also carry their own tiny little ...
Technology Networks

Could tRNA Drugs Replace the One-Gene-One-Treatment Model?

RNA therapeutics target translation rather than DNA, aiming to correct shared protein production errors. By enabling cells to read through premature stop codons, engineered tRNAs could restore ...
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Three sisters and a dilemma: what to do when you inherit a genetic mutation that can cause cancer

After learning that they carry a mutated version of the BRCA1 gene, their options were to undergo intensive monitoring every six months or to have preventive surgeries involving profound changes to th ...
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Unusual KRAS mutation in pancreatic cancer may explain less aggressive tumors

A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene mutation behaves differently from other variants. Subscribe to our newsletter ...
Jewish United Fund

Tackling your genetic health, with support

The Norton & Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics is a supporting foundation of JUF, and is supported in part by the Michael Reese Health Trust.
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False-Positive Circulating Tumor DNA Results Do Not Explain Lack of Efficacy for PARP Inhibitors in Patients With Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Harboring ATM and CHEK2 ...

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is the presence of acquired somatic gene mutations in hematopoietic cells without an apparent blood disorder. CHIP is age-related and more common ...