Search Results - "Genetics"

Genetics of autism spectrum disorders

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Overview of autism genetics -- Rare vs. common variants -- Whole genome association -- Rare variants and gene discovery -- Copy number variation (CNVs) -- CNVs and autism -- Association -- Clinical genetics evaluation -- Genetic testing.…”
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Techniques utilized in molecular genetics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Techniques utilized in molecular genetics -- Genetic material separation -- DNA isolation -- mRNA isolation -- Genetic libraries -- Cell cultures -- DNA amplification -- Polymerase Chain Reaction -- Molecular cloning -- Allele characterization -- Gel electrophoresis -- Probe hybridization -- Real time PCR -- RT-PCR: Dissociation curves -- RT-PCR: End-point analysis -- Dye-terminator DNA sequencing -- High throughput DNA sequencing.…”
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Recent advances in asthma genetics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Incidence of Asthma -- Environment and genetic causes -- Disease identification pre-completion of sequencing of the human genome -- Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) -- Omic technologies including global gene expression -- GABRIEL and Asthma susceptibility genes identified by GWAS -- Asthma and infection -- 16S rRNA and metagenomics -- What next.…”
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The genetics of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Table of Contents: “…Atherosclerosis -- Pathology of AAA -- AAA management -- AAA natural history -- Screening for AAA -- Surgical repair of AAA -- Genetics of AAA -- Monogenic aortic diseases -- Familial studies -- Meta-analysis of candidate genes -- Chromosome 9p21 & 9q33 and risk of AAA -- Aneurysm consortium GWAS AAA results -- Regional association with CHD -- Future directions.…”
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Genetics of breast and ovarian cancer

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Risks related to breast cancer -- Breast cancer gene inheritance -- BRCA1 mutations in breast cancer types -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer -- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) -- Cowden Syndrome -- Early stage breast cancer detection: MRI -- Oophorectomy and reduction of risk/mortality -- Ataxia Telangiectasia carriers -- Human genetic variation.…”
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Statistical genetics in forensic science

Table of Contents: “…Contents: DNA profiles -- Population frequencies -- Three principles of interpretation -- Odds form of Bayes' theorem -- Hardy Weinberg equilibrium -- Relatedness -- Genetic drift.…”
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Molecular genetics of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Indolent B cell follicular lymphoma -- Precision medicine -- Follicular lymphoma genetics -- Risk of developing follicular lymphoma -- Tumour microenvironment -- Mutational landscape -- Evolution -- Precision medicine opportunities -- Tumour profiling tools.…”
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Statistical techniques in human population genetics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Describe the biological & demographic processes that contribute to genetic diversity -- Describe statistical techniques that use observed DNA patterns to infer these past processes -- Illustrate the types of data used for inferring human history -- Highlight some key findings about human history derived through the use of these techniques.…”
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Statistical genetics of infectious diseases

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Statistical genetics of infectious diseases -- Opportunities & challenges of identifying host genetic factors for infectious diseases -- Convergence in evidence between positive selection & host genetic protection to infection -- Population genetics of communities facing greater burden of infectious diseases.…”
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A primer on familial cancer genetics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Principles of cancer genetics -- Family history assessing including pedigrees -- Testing for cancer predisposition -- Evaluating risk in cancer genetics -- Common inherited cancers including breast, ovarian, and colorectal -- Implication of BRCA1/2 in ovary and breast cancers -- Colon cancer and Lynch syndrome.…”
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Advances in Wheat Genetics: From Genome to Field Proceedings of the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium /

Table of Contents: “…Part I Wheat Genetics: Past, Present, and Future -- 1 Prof. H. Kihara’s genome concept and advancements in wheat cytogenetics in his school -- 2 How a gene from Japan revolutionized the world of wheat: CIMMYT’s quest for combining genes to mitigate threats to global food security -- Part II Germplasm and Genetic Diversity -- 3 Genetic resources of Triticum -- 4 Development of core set of wheat (Triticum spp.) germplasm conserved in the National Genebank in India -- 5 Transfer to wheat of potentially new stem rust resistance genes from Aegilops speltoides -- 6 Genetic variation and its geographical distribution in Aegilops caudata L.: morphology, hybrid sterility and gametocidal genes -- Part III Cytogenetics and Allopolyploid Evolution -- 7 Wheat chromosome analysis -- 8 New aneuploids of common wheat -- 9 Chromosomal changes over the course of polyploid wheat evolution and domestication -- Part IV Toward Whole Genome Sequencing -- 10 Comprehensive functional analyses of expressed sequence tags in common wheat -- 11 Development of the BAC physical maps of wheat chromosome 6B for its genomic sequencing -- Part V Structural and Functional Genomics -- 12 Sequencing of wheat chromosome 6B: toward functional genomics -- 13 Genetic mechanisms of vernalization requirement duration in winter wheat cultivars -- 14 Building ultra-dense genetic maps in the presence of genotyping errors and missing data -- Part VI Functional Gene Analysis and Molecular Tools -- 15 Exploiting comparative biology and genomics to understand a trait in wheat, Ph1 -- 16 The specific features of anthocyanin biosynthesis regulation in wheat -- 17 Association of wheat miRNAs with hybrid incompatibility in interspecific crosses of Triticum and Aegilops -- 18 High efficiency wheat transformation mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens -- 19 extra early-flowering (exe) mutants in einkorn wheat generated by heavy-ion beam irradiation -- Part VII Biotic Stress Response -- 20 Stem rust resistance - two approaches -- 21 Germplasm enhancement for resistance to Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in wheat -- 22 Next Generation Sequencing enabled genetics in hexaploid wheat -- Part VIII Abiotic Stress Response -- 23 Genomics approaches to dissect the genetic basis of drought resistance in durum wheat -- 24 Hybrid breeding in wheat -- 25 Broadening the genetic diversity of common and durum wheat for abiotic stress tolerance breeding -- 26 Early maturity in wheat for adaptation to high temperature stress -- 27 Gene expression profiles involved in development of freezing tolerance in common wheat -- Part IX Improvement of Grain Quality -- 28 Coping with wheat quality in a changing environment - Proteomics evidence for stress caused by environmental changes -- 29 Starch modification: a model for wheat MAS breeding -- 30 Quality characteristics of soft kernel durum - a new cereal crop -- 31 Proposal of international gluten research group -- 32 Enlargement of the genetic diversity for grain quality in bread wheat through alien introgression -- 33 Complex G x E interactions and QTL clusters govern end-use quality traits in hexaploid wheat -- 34 A consistent QTL for flour yield on chromosome 3B in the soft winter wheat variety, Kitahonami -- Part X Marker-Assisted Breeding -- 35 Recent improvements in Japanese wheat varieties -- 36 Determining the order of resistance genes Qsng-3BS, Fhb1 and Sr2 and combining them in coupling on wheat chromosome 3BS -- 37 Meta-analysis of resistance to Fusarium head blight in tetraploid wheat – implications for durum wheat breeding -- 38 Interest of a multiparental and outcrossing wheat population for fine mapping -- 39 The effect of Earliness per se (Eps) genes on flowering time in bread wheat -- Part XI Toward Sustainable Wheat Production -- 40 Recapitulating the OECD-CRP session (sponsored by the OECD’s Co-operative Research Program on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems -- 41 Exploring genetic resources to increase adaptation of wheat to climate change -- 42 Genomic approaches towards durable fungal disease resistance in wheat -- 43 Review and new progress in wheat wide hybridization for improving the resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses -- 44 Global crop improvement networks to bridge technology gaps -- 45 Genomic selection in plants: empirical results and implications for wheat breeding -- 46 Dietary fibre: wheat genes for enhanced human health -- BM Appendix I: Program -- Appendix II: Poster Presentation List -- Appendix III: Committees.…”
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Genome Biology

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Some common genetic diseases

Subjects: “…Genetic disorders. 113952…”
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The genetic analysis of meiosis in drosophila melanogaster females

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Identification of genetic material -- The central dogma of meiosis -- Nondisjunction frequencies for the Drosophila genome -- A revised view of meiosis -- Chromosome segregation -- A mutational approach to understanding the meiotic process -- Development of tools to study meiosis in Drosophila females -- The 1996 P element screen -- Genes defined by our first large-scale screen for new meiotic mutants -- The 2004 "FLP-FRT" screen -- Germline clone screen -- Achiasmate (nonexchange) segregations are preceded by heterochromatic pairings -- Mtrm and Polo.…”
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Mechanisms of DNA repair by recombination

Subjects: “…Human genetics. 114048…”
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Labeling genetically modified food : the philosophical and legal debate /

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Malaria: Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects by Dronamraju, Krishna R.

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Ethics, reproduction, and genetic control

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Glossary of biotechnology and genetic engineering

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Safety of genetically engineered foods approaches to assessing unintended health effects /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Methods and mechanisms for genetic manipulation of plants, animals, and microorganisms -- Unintended effects from breeding -- New approaches for identifying unintended changes in food composition -- Adverse impacts of food on human health -- Methods for predicting and assessing unintended effects on human health -- Framework, findings, and recommendations.…”
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