Tag: genetic
Large number of labradors seized from breeder in Tienhoven: ‘Dogs had genetic abnormalities’
TIENHOVEN – At a bread breeder in Tienhoven, the animal police confiscated a large number of dogs after several tips. The owner bred with Labradors, which later turned out to…
Alzheimer’s disease: 75 genetic risk factors have been identified
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Neanderthal genes may protect against HIV
A genetic locus inherited from Neanderthals has been identified as a risk factor for severe Covid-19 in 2020. According to a scientist from the Max Planck Institute, the same genetic…
Neanderthal genes, which increase the risk of Covid-19, would protect against HIV
A genetic locus inherited from Neanderthals has been identified as a risk factor for severe Covid-19 in 2020. According to a scientist from the Max Planck Institute, the same genetic…
A new highly virulent HIV variant discovered in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, a new variant of HIV has just been discovered. According to the first information, it is more virulent and transmissible than the others. You will also be…
Turkish Professor discovered a rare genetic disease! It entered the literature as ‘Demirhan Syndrome’
Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr. Osman Demirhan discovered a rare genetic disease in the skeletal system. According to the statement made by the university, Demirhan, a faculty member…
Thanks to their genes, some obese people are relatively healthy
Many obese people suffer from metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes while other obese people are in relatively good health. Why ? The answer may lie in the genes.…
SARS-CoV-2 awakens dormant endogenous retroviruses in our genome
According to a study still in pre-publication, a protein encoded by an endogenous human retrovirus is reactivated by SARS-CoV-2. The latter would be involved in the appearance of severe forms…
Molecular hybridization: what is it?
L’hybridization molecular is a technique making it possible to highlight a nucleic acid sequence within a cell, a tissue or a particular environment, for example to locate a locus on…
A gene that protects against severe forms of Covid-19 has been identified
Why do young and healthy people end up in intensive care after contamination by SARS-CoV-2 while other people, who are a priori more fragile, get by with a simple cold?…