Researchers identify causal genetic variant linked to common childhood obesity medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers report on mechanisms of gene regulatory divergence between species phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>Hispanic/Latino individuals have the highest risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the United States. However, the basis for this difference is not well understood. Researchers recently identified a genetic variant that accounts for the increased risk of B-cell ALL in Hispanic/Latino children, and using ancient DNA, they traced the mutation all the way back to the first migrants who entered the Americas ~13,000 years ago. The findings were published in <em>Cell Genomics</em> on March 26.</p>
Ancient DNA Unveils Racial Disparity Roots in Child Cancer miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.