Genetics found to influence puberty timing in girls and boys
By looking at data on when boys’ voices first broke, researchers at the University of Cambridge have completed a first-of-its-kind genetic study and found that for both boys and girls puberty is influenced by many of the same genetic variants.
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23andMe’s Research At ASHG 2014
Geneticists from all over the world have converged in San Diego this week as part of the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting. A team of scientists from 23andMe...
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Variants in Ion Channel Genes are Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Bipolar Disorder
A potassium channel/David S. Goodsell,The Scripps Research InstituteIon channels are pore-forming proteins that poke through cell membranes to control the movement of ions like calcium, potassium, and chloride in and...
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