deCODE Validates Genetic Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in Chinese and Korean Populations
Study is part of broad effort to make genetic risk factors discovered in one part of the world relevant to people of other continental ancestries Reykjavik, ICELAND, 7 October 2010 – In a study published today, scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues in...
deCODE Discovers Major Genetic Risk Factor for the most Common Form of Glaucoma
SNP on chromosome 7 is rare among Chinese but confers five-fold increase in risk; underscores importance of analyzing risk factors across continental ancestries Reykjavik, ICELAND, 13 September 2010 – Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland,...
deCODE Shows How Genetic Risk of Kidney Disease Frames Response to Environmental Risk over Time
A SNP on chromosome 16 appears to confer risk by affecting how the renal system adapts to the impact of aging and the onset of other common diseases Reykjavik, ICELAND, 29 July 2010 – Scientists at deCODE genetics and colleagues at Radboud University in the...
Found in Translation: deCODE Maps Asian Breast Cancer Risk Factor in Women of African and European Descent
Reykjavik, ICELAND, 23 July 2010 – In a paper published today in PLoS Genetics, a deCODE-led team demonstrates an effective approach for making genetic risk factors discovered on one continent fully relevant to people of various continental ancestries. The strategy,...
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