Rockefeller University Researchers Continue Search For Genetic Ties To Hearing Loss
...cruited for the study.Participants are asked for a copy of their hearing test results, medical recordsrelevant to hearing loss and a small blood sample. If suitable medical recordsare not available for a study participant, arrangements will be made for theappropriate medical evaluations. There is no cost ...Duke Researchers Call Gene Therapy A Promising Strategy For Sickle Cell Anemia
...nt of the "bad" geneproduct, because the defective copy would still be present and the added genewould not be placed under the cell's precise regulatory scheme. Other scientistshave shied away from tackling gene therapy for sickle cell anemia because thecell's production of beta globin is precisely regula......t_org/save/index.htm >. REPORTERS: Call for a copy of Byrne's testimony....Gene Linked To Glaucoma, Hydrocephalus, And Other Birth Defects
...ygous mf1 knock-out mice -- those with one working copy of the mf1gene -- did not exhibit any obviously severe eye disorders. However, theresearchers are now collaborating with Simon John, Ph.D., at the JacksonLaboratory, who can measure eye pressures in the mice to determine whethersubtle abnormalities e...Brain Antibodies Provide New Clues To Origins Of Tourette's
... develop the syndrome, while those who receive one copy of the gene,estimated at about 2 percent of the general population, develop Tourette's onlyafter being exposed to another factor in the environment, such as an infection. The Tourette's gene has not yet been isolated. Further researc...Genetic Defect Protects Against Smoking
...are protected against smoking by carrying a single copy of this gene defect." Building on a study published last year in which they identified thegene CYP2A6 as responsible for most nicotine metabolism, Tyndale, along withco-investigator Edward Sellers and graduate student Michael Pianezza, found ...UF Discovery Of Chicken Gene Mutation Aids Study Of Rare Inherited Eye Disease
...e diseasesoccur when a person receives a defective copy of a particular gene fromboth parents. The retina, a light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, containsphotoreceptors called rods and cones. The receptors convert light intoelectrical and chemical signals, which are then sent to visual cent...Scientists Discover New Players On The Gene-Activation Team
...e of the cell'soperating instructions--by making a copy of its code, which the cell thenuses as a template...ng toit and moving along its length, making an RNA copy of its DNA code," Workmanexplains. Recently Workman's lab also characterized a powerful enzyme calle...Gene-Toxin Link May Shed Light On Cause Of Parkinson's Disease
... exposure and at least one defective copy of a gene called CYP 2D6 29B+. This gene activates a series of enzymes in the liver that metabolize and detoxify chemicals that get into the body. Parkinson'...Blindness Linked To The Cytoskeleton?
...me ‘free-riders’ have the capacity to copy themselves occasionally from one location to another. During evolution, they have colonized the human DNA in a considerable number: about 60,000 copies reside in the human genome. In this particular case, it seemed that the insertion proc...Genetic Clue Found To The Leading Cause Of Blindness In The United States
...nrySessions at (503) 494-8231 to arrange a time. A copy of the full Archivesjournal article is also available on request. This study was supported by the George and Carolyn Goodall Foundation, theJoseph E. Paquet Fund, the Frances and Monroe Jubitz Fund, the MacularDegeneration Center Fund, the Collins Me......opies of the articles in this special section or a copy of the relatedcover art or additional visual images, please email scipak@aaas.org, call202-326-6440, or fill out the form below in English and fax it to 202-789-0455. NAME ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS...Duke Study Helps Explain How Cells Divvy Up Genes During Reproduction
...romessuch as Down's, in which a child has an extra copy of chromosome 21. The scientists hope these experimental models will give clues to whysome women have multiple miscarriages, and why, as women age, more of their eggshave the wrong number of chromosomes, increasing the odds of Down's syndrome......RCE OF THIS ITEM For further information or a full copy of the article please contact AndrewMcLaughlin on tel: 0171 451 7395; fax: 0171 839 2289 or email: Andrew_Mclaughlin@materials.org.uk Notes for Editors Materials World is the journal of the Institute of Materials, theprofessional body of over 1...Scientists Find New Clues About Fatal Childhood Disease, Ataxia Telangiectasia
...s. Carriers of A-T, whopossess a single defective copy of the ATM gene, escape most problems associatedwith the disease but may have a slightly increased risk of cancer, includingbreast cancer in women. Because A-T has so many different sympto!!ms, researchers believe studying the ATM protein will provi......ich.edu (e-mail). For copies of the articles or a copy of the related cover art, please email scipak@aaas.org , call (202) 326-6440 or fax the below form to (202) 789-0455. NAME _______________________________________________________________________________ NEWS ORGANIZATION _____________________________...Hutch Researcher Wins 'Nobel Prize Of Applied Research'
... one ofthe children are still expressing a healthy copy of the gene....Fossil Evidence Of Worms Over One Billion Years Old Reported In Science
...89(phone), or + 49 70 71 - 29 - 55 66 (fax). For a copy of this article please email scipak@aaas.org, call 202-326-6440 orfax the below form to 202-789-0455. For cover art or related visuals contactHeather Singmaster at 202-326-6414 or hsingmas@aaas.org. ORDER ARTICLE #1: "Triploblastic Animals More...Study Finds First Genetic Clues To Brain Tumor Treatment
...eristic of oligodendrogliomas: loss of part of one copy of chromosome 1,loss of part of one copy of chromosome 19 and deletion of a portion ofchromosome 9. Some tumors show only one change while o...Ribozymes To The Rescue: New UF Gene Therapy Shows Promise For Treatment Of Inherited Blindness
...o has the disease, but also received a normal gene copy from the other parent. (About half the cases of retinitis pigmentosa occur with no known family history.) The UF research targets the autosomal-dominant form of the disease in rats. "We designed a ribozyme to cut up the messenger RNA that have the ...