Science news articles about 'chromosomal changes'

People with schizophrenia have an increased number of unusual chromosomal changes, particularly structural changes that have the potential to alter the function of the genes. These results were ...

... half of cases, patients’ leukemia cells have chromosome changes that help doctors determine whether ... whose leukemia cells had normal-looking chromosome. The cells also had two gene markers indicating ...

... region of DNA is located on the non-sex chromosomes," said Makova. "At first, bits of DNA within ... able to observe how the DNA of the X and Y chromosomes changed over time relative to the DNA of the non ...

... known about the specific genes or chromosome regions involved. "This surprising excess of many types of chromosomal changes in schizophrenia patients provides us with rich clues to follow up in ...

... reproducibility of findings from a previously published paper that reported methylphenidate-induced chromosomal changes in children with ADHD. That paper raised concern for the medical community and ...

... who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that ...

... been based on a chromosome analysis of their AML cells. For AML with "good-risk" chromosome changes, additional chemotherapy or an autologous transplant is usually recommended. For AML with "poor- ...

... known as a fusion gene, created when two healthy genes join together as a result of a chromosome change. "Previously it was thought that fusion genes pretty much only caused leukaemia, but our group ...