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18, 2025 — New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood ...

One of the most common chromosome markers is the inv dup (15), which may represent as many as 50% of the small supernumerary chromosomes [1, 2]. The clinical manifestations due to the presence of ...

This competition, or arms race, is typically hard to observe–except when the genes in question live on the X and Y chromosomes, which determine the sex of offspring in mammals. In mice ...

The two main genes responsible for eye color are OCA2 and HERC2, both found on chromosome 15. Other genes that may influence eye color include ASIP, IRF4, SLC24A4, SLC24A5, SLC45A2, TPCN2, TYR, and ...

aInstitute of Human Genetics, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-University, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353, Berlin, Germany, bDepartment of General Paediatrics, Charité, Campus ...

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, had researched COVID symptoms and considered seeking medical care for her husband in the days before she died, an investigation by New Mexico officials revealed.

It is caused by a variety of genetic abnormalities involving the chromosome 15q11-13 region, which is subject to genomic imprinting. These include maternal deletion, paternal uniparental disomy, ...