Mutation of gene could lead to skin cancer and graying of hair:
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[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.
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ISLAMABAD, December 29 (Online): Scientists now have a greater understanding of why hair turns gray with aging. The information isn&#39;t likely to lead to raven-haired grandparents.
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NEW YORK  - A syndrome that increases the risk of some skin cancers may be a subset of a syndrome that increases the risk of colon cancer, report researchers from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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A gene known to give many Jewish women  a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high  risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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It&#39;s now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.
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A genetic mutation that raises the  risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S.  women, making it the first truly common breast cancer  susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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AN article in scientific journal says researchers have discovered a rare disease caused by a gene mutation that often kills children before the age of two.
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Scientists from Boston&#39;s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are hoping to garner new methods of treating skin cancer from studying the ageing processes that turn a person&#39;s hair grey.
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A mutation in a single gene may raise one's risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also know as Lou Gehrig's disease, by as much as 30 percent, offering a potential new target for drug research, Dutch scientists said on Sunday.
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One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay ageing, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
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The risk of breast cancer among women  carrying the well-known BRCA mutations is also affected by  other genes, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Researchers studying the causes of facial clefts have identified a handful of new genetic mutations linked to these birth defects in a step that might help lead to a test to predict a family's risk.
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Dec. 10, 2004 -- A newly discovered gene mutation may make some people more vulnerable to depression. If confirmed by larger studies, the finding may shed new light on depression, which affects almost 19 million
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Scientists have taken a key step toward revealing the causes of prostate cancer, finding that a combination of five gene variants dramatically raises the risk of the disease
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The old adage that being overweight &quot;is in the genes&quot; may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers. A team from the University of Marberg in Germany found mutations in the MC4R gene had a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index.
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Scientists discover a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease.