Weekly KromoNews: Volume 4, Issue 20
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This Week in Genetics
Gene variants linked to childhood glaucoma
Nov 1, 2008
Medical researchers have unlocked part of the mystery underlying a childhood eye disease. New research shows how children with some types of glaucoma have missing or extra pieces of DNA. The missing or extra bits of DNA are called copy number variations. Research had previously shown that they play a major role in causing some types of pediatric glaucoma – a disease that can lead to blindness. Using genetic samples from patients living with pediatric glaucoma, the research team studied the locations where extra or missing pieces of DNA begin and end. Close examination of these break points allowed the team to determine how these copy number variations occur.
[Human Molecular Genetics]
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Genome of common cold virus revealed
Oct 27, 2008
Scientists announced results from the first study to examine the entire human genome s response to the most common cold virus, human rhinovirus. The research confirmed, at the genomic level, that the immune system response to the virus, and not the virus by itself, results in common cold symptoms. Data generated by the study will be crucial in the search for new treatments for the common cold, which is the most common illness worldwide, affecting billions of people every year.
[American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine]
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New rapid test for cystic fibrosis developed
Oct 24, 2008
Researchers have identified a simple gene-based blood test that more accurately and quickly measures cystic fibrosis patients response to therapy than current tests. The test, a measure of inflammatory gene expression, could improve patient care and help clear a backlog of promising medications now hung up in clinical trials.
[American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine]
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Upcoming Genetics Event
Fifth Int'l Imaging Genetics Conference |
| When: | Mon Jan 19, 2009 to Tue Jan 20, 2009 |
| Title: | Fifth Int'l Imaging Genetics Conference |
| Description: | REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFENCE IS NOW OPEN. Please visit the conference website for a schedule of speakers and talk titles and to register. For more information, contact Liv Trondsen (liv@uci.edu).
Detailed program:
- Ole Andreassen: "Neurodevelopmental genes affect cortical structure – update from the TOP study."
MD,PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Ulleval University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway
- Dan Geschwind: TBA
MD,PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
- Alison Goate: "PIB retention, an imaging endophenotype for genetic studies of Alzheimer’s disease"
PhD, Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Genetics in Psychiatry, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Jingyu Liu: "Multivariate analyses on the associations between SNP array and neuroimaging endophenotypes"
PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico
- Fabio Macciardi: "Copy number variation in schizophrenia"
MD,PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Milan, School of Medicine
- Jason H. Moore: "Embracing Complexity in the Genome-Wide Analysis of Neuroimaging Phenotypes"
PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dartmouth College Harvard Medical School
- Hao Yang Tan: "Imaging dopaminergic gene interactions in the prefrontal cortical system"
MD, Fellow, Section on Clinical Studies, National Institute of Mental Health
- Duncan Thomas: "Relating ultra-high dimensional phenotypes to ultra-high dimensional genetic data: genome-wide scans for brain imaging data"
PhD, Professor, Preventative Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, University of Southern California
- Jessica Turner: "An initial imaging genetics analysis in schizophrenia: Combining structure and function."
PhD, Project Scientist, Function Biomedical Informatics Research Network (FBIRN) University of California, Irvine
- Daniel Weinberger: "Genes, dopamine, and cell growth and survival: The view from the MRI scanner."
MD, Director Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs
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| Where: | The Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, United States |
| Contact: | Liv Trondsen |
| Email: | liv@uci.edu |
| Website: | http://www.imaginggenetics.uci.edu |
Genetics Term of the Week: Acrocentric chromosome
Acrocentric chromosome: Acrocentric chromosome is a chromosome that has its centromere located quite near one end of the chromosome. There are five acrocentric chromosomes in the human genome: 13, 14, 15, 21 and 22.
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