African American ancestry study identifies new lung cancer risk factors
Cancer Despite having lower smoking habits than other groups in the U.S., Black Americans are more likely to…
Pangenome analysis of Liriodendron reveals presence/absence variations associated with growth traits | BMC Plant Biology
Construction of Liriodendron linear pangenome A total of 24 accessions were used to construct the Liriodendron pangenome: 22…
Investigating the shared genetic information between serum concentration levels of liver enzymes and cholelithiasis | BMC Gastroenterology
GWAS summary data Genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics were obtained from three publicly available databases: OPEN GWAS…
Osteoarthritis study uncovers new genetic links, drug targets
Researchers have conducted what is claimed to be the world’s largest study of the genetics of osteoarthritis, identifying…
Adult- & Childhood-Onset Asthma Are “Different Diseases”: Genetic Study
Photo Credit: iStock.com/Silver Place Researchers found significant differences in genes potentially linked to adult-onset asthma and childhood-onset asthma,…
Integrating QTL mapping and GWAS to decipher the genetic mechanisms behind the calcium contents of Brassica napus shoots
Introduction Rapeseed (Brassica napus, AACC, 2n = 38) is the third-largest oil crop in the world (Hu et al.,…
Method to identify genetic variations linked to asthma onset developed by University of Chicago Labmate Online
UChicago study combines genetic data with computational models to pinpoint likely genetic variations which cause asthma onset in…