Diseases of aging map to a few 'hotspots' on the human genome
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have long known that individual diseases are associated with genes in specific locations of the genome. Genetics researchers have now have shown definitively that a small number of places in the human genome are associated with a large number and variety of diseases. In particular, several diseases of aging are associated with a locus which is more famous for its role in preventing cancer.