Oct 21, 2007 | NEWS
Scientists at deCODE genetics and colleagues in Iceland and Holland today report the discovery of variations in the human genome that influence pigmentation of hair, eyes and skin. By studying more than 300,000 SNPs (single-letter variants in the human genome) across...
Oct 11, 2007 | NEWS
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced the launch of deCODE MI™, a reference laboratory test for variations in the genome (called SNPs) that the company has associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, or heart attack. The SNPs are located on...
Oct 9, 2007 | NEWS
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced that it has begun enrolling patients for its Phase IIa clinical trial for DG051, the company’s leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitor being developed for the prevention of heart attack. In Phase I studies completed earlier...
Sep 9, 2007 | NEWS
In a paper published today in the journal Science, scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) and academic colleagues from the National University Hospital in Reykjavik and Uppsala University in Sweden report the discovery of two common single letter variations...
Jul 18, 2007 | NEWS
Reykjavik, Iceland, July 18, 2007 – Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University today report the discovery of the first variant in the sequence of the human genome ever linked to risk of Restless Legs...
Jul 1, 2007 | NEWS
In a paper published today, a team of scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) and academic colleagues from Europe and the United States report the discovery of two single letter variations (SNPs) on chromosome 17 associated with increased risk of prostate...