March 2023

Genetic Factors impacting Nutrition Disorders in Women

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than two billion people in the world are deficient in essential nutrients, such as vitamin A, and iron. Naturally occurring genetic variations in humans cause specific nutritional disorders; the genetic variants that result in serious metabolic illness are rare, and the variability of enzyme levels within the normal range in a population often has a genetic basis.

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New gene targets for breast cancer found in populations with diverse ancestry

A recent study has established possible target genes for previously identified single-marker associations with breast cancer as well as novel genes implicated in breast cancer development. The results of this study were published in the Journal of Genome medicine.

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