Tag: neurological disease


October 13, 2011

SNPWatch: Genetic Variation is in the Eye of the Beholder

browneyes(blog)

Your iris (the colored part of the eye) can tell a lot about you. Like your fingerprint, the patterns on your iris are complex and unique. Because of this, iris recognition is used in some countries for national identification systems and to automate border crossings. Although we know that no two irises [...]

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December 9, 2009

SNPwatch: A New Genetic Variant Associated with ALS Risk and Age-of-Onset

The 23andMe Blog

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and deadly neurological disorder affecting voluntary muscle movement. It typically claims victims' lives about three years after symptoms begin. In the United States,  the condition is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the Yankees slugger who [...]

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