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A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
… biological pathways and the genetic profiles of particular tumors, drug developers might be able to focus their … likely to repair the pathways affected in their particular tumors. … How do biological pathways work? … What are some …
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Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… and complex trait mapping and genomic analysis of canine tumors. The primary goal of Dr. Parker’s research is to use … and shared regions of dysregulation with human bladder tumors . BMC Cancer 24;20(1):251, 2020. Parker HG*, Whitaker …
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Dr. Dan Kastner is an NIH Distinguished Investigator in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
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Researchers find that more than 80 percent of mouse genes had variations in the nearby regulatory DNA that affects gene activity.
… of mice and examined regulatory DNA and gene activity in brain and other tissue. They found that more than 80 percent … parent, they found that expression in 95 genes in the brain depended more on being inherited from one parent than … unexpectedly discovered that for thousands of genes in the brain, there was a slightly greater expression of genes …
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NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
… to treat Gaucher disease have not been able to enter the brain and reach those neurons that are affected in the most … ) is the nation's leading funder of research on the brain and nervous system. The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce …
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El Programa de Enfermedades no Diagnosticadas (UDP) proporcionar respuestas a los pacientes con afecciones misteriosas que han eludido el diagnóstico durante mucho tiempo.
… Last Resort WFTV-TV Orlando, FL March 8, 2012: Mysterious brain lesions send Pasco County man to National Institutes of …
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NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… and her colleagues are now studying samples from different brain regions of these new cross-bred mice to discover what … the most severe forms of Gaucher disease that affect the brain, she said. Last year, Dr. Sidransky and other …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… system and can cause abnormal eye movements, seizures and brain damage. Current treatments often involve enzyme … this infused form of the enzyme cannot cross into the brain and treat the symptoms of the disease that affect the …