Mutation-specific defects in neurological disorders mapped, pointing toward personalized therapies

Patients with CaV2.1 channelopathies face severe and often debilitating symptoms, such as seizures, migraines, tremors, and ...

Unusual KRAS mutation in pancreatic cancer may explain less aggressive tumors

A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene ...
WebMD

MTHFR Gene Mutation: Tests, Symptoms, and Treatment

What Is the MTHFR Gene Mutation? The MTHFR gene mutation is a variation in the MTHFR gene. This gene normally tells your body how to make the MTHFR protein. You need this protein to process folate, ...
Reuters

New gene mutation linked to cancer drugs' success

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Scientists have uncovered a second gene mutation that determines which patients will respond to the bowel cancer drugs Erbitux and Vectibix, opening the way to still more ...
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BRCA1 gene mutations may not be key to prostate cancer initiation, as previously thought

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...