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Myths аbout hemophilia
Hemophilia is a genetically caused hemorrhagic disorder that arises from a deficiency of factors VIII or (and) IX of blood coagulation with normal activity of von Willebrand factor. The World Hemophilia Day is celebrated annually on April 17 at the initiative of the World Federation of Hemophilia and the World Health Organization. Today Genetics-info dispels the most popular hemophilia myths.
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Study sheds light on genetic triggers that lead to autism, schizophrenia later in life
From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche of developmental activity.
In some cases, it also contains seeds of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia, according to a new genetic analysis led by researchers at Yale University and the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).
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Natural sunscreen gene influences how we make vitamin DGenetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to University of Queensland researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.More details
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Tissue dynamics provide clues to human disease
Scientists have studied oscillating patterns of gene expression, coordinated across time and space within a tissue grown in vitro, to explore the molecular causes of a rare human hereditary disease known as spondylocostal dysostosis.
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Study identifies three unknown genetic mechanisms that cause myopiaThree previously unknown genetic mechanisms have been discovered in causing myopia otherwise known as short or near-sightedness, finds a new study.More details
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Worldwide scientific collaboration unveils genetic architecture of gray matterFor the first time, more 360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more than 200 regions of the genome and more than 300 specific genetic variations that affect the structure of the cerebral cortex and likely play important roles in psychiatric and neurological conditions.More details