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Genetic factor undermines H. pylori treatmentHelicobacter pylori, a stomach-dwelling bacterium, is a strong risk factor for gastric cancer, peptic ulcers and other debilitating gastrointestinal disorders. Yet efforts to eradicate it using a combination of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which suppress gastric acid production, often fail.More details
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Rare disorder offers roadmap for understanding roots of inflammatory diseaseYale researchers have discovered the underlying genetic cause of a rare childhood disorder that mimics inflammatory bowel disease, a finding that may help researchers uncover the roots of a host of other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.More details
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Study: Women with breast cancer diagnosed over 65 should be offered hereditary cancer genetic testingnew study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, along with collaborators from the CARRIERS consortium, suggests that mostMore detailswomen with breast cancer diagnosed over 65 should be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing. The study was published Thursday, July 22, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Inherited risk of early-onset cancer higher among BAME familiesIncreased risk of cancer due to a genetic predisposition in first- and second-degree relatives is long-established but has previously only been studied in white or European populations.More details
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Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to dateScientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants—carried by one in 3,000 people—that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect.More details
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ACMG Recommends Sequencing as Test for Children With Intellectual Disability, Congenital AnomaliesNEW YORK – The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics strongly recommends the use of exome or genome sequencing as a first- or second-tier test for children with intellectual disability, developmental delay, or multiple congenital anomalies in new guidelines released Thursday.More details
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