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Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells. Researchers found that one gene came under … Institute (NHGRI). Gliomas are the most common type of brain tumor in adults, but these tumors are difficult to treat. The research team noticed that …
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Researchers identified connections in the brain that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may inherit from their parents.
… researchers have identified different connections in the brain that children may inherit from their parents and are … the specific genes involved. More knowledge about these brain connections can help researchers discover and … ADHD. We approach this common problem by looking at the brain, as we know that ADHD is partly caused by some subtle …
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NHGRI researchers have shown that areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for behavioral differences among different dog lineages.
… researchers have shown that areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for … dogs that herd sheep, the genomic differences involve how brain nerve cells, known as neurons, organize themselves to … pathways that give rise to the range of differences in brain function and behavior found within a species. “The …
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A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell division.
Genetic Disorders
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic neurological disorder that can affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and skin.
… is a genetic neurological disorder that can affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and skin. … Neurofibromatosis (NF) … is a genetic neurological disorder that can affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and skin. Tumors, or neurofibromas, grow along the body's nerves or on …
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NHGRI researchers have identified a genomic signature for some aggressive prostate tumors, which may help healthcare providers pinpoint treatment options.
… the aggressive, potentially life-threatening tumors from curable, less aggressive tumors. … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research … a specific genomic signature of some aggressive prostate tumors, which may help health care providers pinpoint …
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NIH researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate.
… New study uses postmortem brain tissues to understand genomic differences in … differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate. The results of the findings, … To date, this is the first study to use postmortem human brain tissue to investigate ADHD. Other approaches to …
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A new study examines why some people grow out of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while others continue to have symptoms as adults.
… partly lose the usual balance of connections between brain networks that control action and those that control … Researchers have argued that this imbalance - between the brain "online" and the brain "offline"- might account for the lapses of attention …
Genetic Disorders
Colon cancer is a malignant tumor of the large intestine that affects both men and women.
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NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… set of molecular and clinical information from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer. … More than 10,000 Tumors Analyzed "This project is the culmination of more than … with unprecedented understanding of how, where and why tumors arise in humans, enabling better informed clinical …