April 2009

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Can DNA Test Predict Severity of Scoliosis?

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A DNA test named ScoliScore able to identify patients at risk of severe curves (a.k.a. scoliosis) and it can indicates when youngsters are in little danger. For your information, ScoliScore is based on 53 stretches of DNA that have been linked to scoliosis.

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Written by J.J. Yong on April 30th, 2009 with no comments.
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A Gene that Can Solve Human Fertility Problems

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A human fertility gene has been discovered by a group of scientists that can be the key solution to many human fertility problems. Interestingly, that a single amino acid substitution in a gene linked with cystic fibrosis may be responsible for the differential reproductive success of some men living in a religious community (especially Hutterites) in the US prairies.

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Written by J.J. Yong on April 8th, 2009 with no comments.
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