Hunt is on for genes linked to childhood diseases

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Researchers are launching a large-scale effort to search for the genes behind common childhood illnesses, aiming to uncover information that would be used to guide individualized therapy and devise better diagnostic tests and targeted treatments. The focus would be on some of the most prevalent diseases of childhood including asthma, obesity, diabetes, behavioral conditions, and pediatric cancers, which involve the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors.

Pediatric diseases, Children

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New virus linked to prostate cancer

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A research presented at the 2006 Prostate Cancer Symposium revealed that men with a genetic mutation in the Human Prostate Cancer 1 (HPC1) gene have this new virus 30 times more frequently than men without genetic mutation. The HCP1 gene encodes an antiviral protein activated by viral infection, RNaseL.

Causes of, Risk factors, Prostate cancer, Virus diseases

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Heritable mutations linked to pollution

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A new study conducted on mice which shows that exposure to airborne particles may cause heritable genetic changes in mice is reported. The results show that inhaling air pollution may pose genetic risks.

Care and treatment, Air pollution, Genetic research, Airborne infection, Airborne infections

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