Showing posts with label population studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label population studies. Show all posts

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Mayo Clinic to expand outreach to American Indians - chicagotribune.com

"The Mayo Clinic has been awarded $6 million to expand cancer prevention and outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native patients."

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Population Genetics Identify Susceptibility for Viral Infections

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A population genetics approach identifies susceptibility variants for viral infections

Viruses have played a role in shaping human genetic variability, according to a study published February 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers, from the Don C. Gnocchi and Eugenio Medea Scientific Institutes, the University of Milan and the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, used population genetics approaches to identify gene variants that augment susceptibility to viral infections or protect from such infections.
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