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Genetic Information on Major Diseases Uncovered

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-genes-not-jeans dept.

gollum123 writes "A major advance in the genetic understanding behind several of the world's most common diseases is being reported by the BBC. A study tested some 17,000 people to find genetic markers for the various diseases. 'They found new genetic variants for depression, Crohn's disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 and 2 diabetes. The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) involved 50 leading research groups analyzing the DNA from 2,000 patients for each of the seven conditions and 3,000 healthy volunteers. One of the most exciting finds was a previously unknown gene common to type 1 diabetes and Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disorder, suggesting that they share similar biological pathways.' There is also disease by disease data at the BBC."

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  1. Spoiler alert! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

            1 ggaggaggtg gaggaggagg gctgcttgag gaagtataag aatgaagttg tgaagctgag
           61 attcccctcc attgggaccg gagaaaccag gggagccccc cgggcagccg cgcgcccctt
          121 cccacggggc cctttactgc gccgcgcgcc cggcccccac ccctcgcagc accccgcgcc
          181 ccgcgccctc ccagccgggt ccagAcggag ccatggggcc ggagccgcag tgagcaccat
          241 ggagctggcg gccttgtgcc gctgggggct cctcctcgcc ctcttgcccc ccggagccgc
          301 gagcacccaa gtgtgcaccg gcacagacat gaagctgcgg ctccctgcca gtcccgagac

    1. Re:Spoiler alert! by TCQuad · · Score: 2, Funny

      Meanwhile, at the NCBI (home of the popular sequence identification algorithm BLAST), the entire programming team is trying to figure out why there's a sudden spike in searches for Homo sapiens v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2.

  2. Not good, not good at all by spun · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think that part was swapped out with amphibian DNA. That means the ACs will be able to breed!
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  3. Re:Have They Discovered:? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, bogus thinking is implemented as an application-level protocol.
    Much as some wish to blame their peccadilloes on the hardware, Paris Hilton had to work at being vacuous.

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  4. As a diabetic... by gbobeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of the most exciting finds was a previously unknown gene common to type 1 diabetes and Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disorder, suggesting that they share similar biological pathways.'


    As a type 1 diabetic, I've always said that diabetes is a pain in the ass. Now, since this research shows that it shares a common gene with Crohn's disease, I guess that my statement is even more true than ever.
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