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Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study reports, published on-line in Nature Genetics.
The international study co-led by the University of Michigan observed a connection between decreased height and increased risk of osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. Researchers speculate that both extremes of height […]
Again, another blog which should have been posted a while ago.
Pioeering Icelandic genetics company deCODE has recently launched deCODEme - the first consumer service for genome wide testing. It costs around $900 and results indicate what your genes say about your health and ancestry. It encourages friends and family to compare data. I can see […]
Further to my recent article on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scientists at Manchester University,UK led by Prof Jane Worthington, have identified a genetic variant in a region on chromosome 6 (q) that is unequivocally associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis. This variant is not a gene but seems to influence the behavior of a nearby gene - tumour necrosis factor […]
Scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Researchhave identified a critical gene that increases a person’s risk for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, and may be involved with other autoimmune diseases. Genetic mapping enabled them to identify STAT4 located on chromosome 2 as a culprit in susceptibility to both diseases.
Peter K. Gregersen, MD, head of […]
For years doctors and researchers have noticed a link between some intestinal diseases and some forms of arthritis. This is often seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis who the go on to develop inflammatory bowel disease.
Researchers at Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, assessed the occurrence of IBD and AS among relatives and the risk of inheriting either and […]
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