New group will study genetic link to drug risks
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An effort that joins major  drugmakers, regulators and academics will be launched on  Thursday to study the genetics of people who develop serious  side effects from prescription drugs.
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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A massive new study of the genetics of autism could lead to diagnostic tests and, eventually, to the identification of new drug targets.
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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British scientists launched an investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing medicines based on a patient&#39;s genetic make-up.
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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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Description: Researchers meeting in San Antonio are reporting promising results about a new genetic test that can predict which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy.
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A new noninvasive method of genetic screening for colorectal cancer could encourage more people to regularly be tested for the disease.
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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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Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.
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Researchers studied the DNA of African-American men, who are at much greater risk
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Doctors at John Hopkins&#39; University School of Medicine Department of Neurology / Neurosurgery launched a study of the cause of the genetic disorder which may lead to making a step forward in finding a treatment.
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New drugs that are to be tested in connection with a phenomenon called RNA interference have excited scientists with their versatile and powerful ability to affect genes.
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An automated-screening initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health could finally provide the tools researchers need to turn knowledge of the genome into new drugs.
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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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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.