Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 30th, 2002
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Breast Cancer - New gene may be breast-specific cancer marker
Gene Regulation - Regulating human X chromosomes doesn't use same gene as in mouse
Addiction Medicine - Researchers seek genetic clues to identify addicts and patients who will benefit from treatment
Altitude Sickness - Faulty gene may explain why some fall ill at high altitudes
Endocrinology - UCLA scientists discover hormone may spur dramatic weight loss
Muscular Dystrophies - Researchers identify defect that causes rare forms of MD
Muscular Dystrophy - Scientists unravel gene flaw
Allergy Medicine - deCODE announces discoveries in genetics and pharmacogenomics of asthma, allergy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - The ALS Association accelerates search for Lou Gehrig disease genes
Antithrombin Deficiency - rhATIII PK study completed
Appointments - James V. Adam to succeed Martin Blumenfeld
Cell Biology - Canadian researchers achieve breakthrough in profiling of yeast genome
Cloning - Korean officials probe firm's claim of woman pregnant with cloned human embryo
Drug Discovery - Phase I partnership with Axon Instruments completed
Drug Resistance - Paratek patents second genetic target in fight against drug resistance
Endocrinology - Homocysteine linked to vascular disease in diabetic patients
Epilepsy - Mechanism that causes epilepsy demonstrated in mammalian neurons
Hepatitis C - Suppressor gene often turned off or deleted in those who develop liver cancer
Huntington Disease - New study looks promising
Kidney Disease - Study of new ACE inhibitor treatment reported
Osteoporosis - Milestone payment issued for initiation of clinical trials of SB-462795
Otology - Noggin mutation causes rare congenital hearing loss
Schizophrenia - Genetic markers key to identifying patients who can benefit from clozapine
Transcriptional Activity - Affymetrix receives NCI grant to uncover hidden genome activity
Uterine Fibroids - Scientists one step closer to cause
Wilms Tumor - New genetic screening method predicts behavior in children
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