Study suggests genetics, toxins link
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Federal researchers have found children involved in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more prone to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn the reasons why.
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A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
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CHICAGO/LONDON  - Variations in a gene helped shield adults who had endured child abuse from becoming depressed as adults, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that helps explain how nature and nurture give rise to mental illness.
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Some people have a genetic variation that may help them resist the human form of mad cow disease, a study in mice suggests.
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Scientists have discovered a new cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular master switch for the disease.
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A collection of genes involved in  early development may help explain why black babies are more at  risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other U.S. groups,  researchers said on Thursday.
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Researchers have identified a genetic factor that can help predict whether a woman will suffer a risky pregnancy, according to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Gene mutations linked to breast cancer may pose less danger than previously believed, a new study shows.
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Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
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Scientists have identified a genetic variation that could make people more susceptible to depression, according to a report published Friday in the New York Times.
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Scientists say they have identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that one day may help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
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A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
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A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression.
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Experts find a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of Parkinson's disease.
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Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.
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Genes play a key role in the development of lung cancer, boosting risk up to 3.5-fold among family members, according to a study of the Icelandic population in the Dec. 22 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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International researchers sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging say they've discovered a gene mutation that causes Parkinson's disease in some people.