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April 5, 2007

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-	Genetic Factors In Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Abstract) This review examines key findings in the growing body of evidence that genetic factors play an important role in the development of Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
-	Heterozygous Mutations In TREX1 Cause Familial Chilblain Lupus And Dominant Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (Abstract) Scientists report a heterozygous TREX1 mutation causing familial chilblain lupus.
-	Preventing Cancer Without Killing Cells Inducing senescence in aged cells may be sufficient to guard against spontaneous cancer development.
-	Autoantibody Production By Perturbed B Cells Chronic low-level expression of a molecule called 'thymic stromal lymphopoietin' (TSLP) can greatly alter the development of antibody-producing B cells.
-	Prostate Cancer Risk Variants Several newly identified genetic variants on chromosome 8 are associated with increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
-	Genetic Variant Associated With Susceptibility To Osteoarthritis A variant in a gene called GDF5 is associated with the risk of developing osteoarthritis.
-	From A And B To O: Towards Universal Red Blood Cells A way of converting blood from groups A, B and AB into group O is described.
-	'Semi-Identical' Twins Discovered Researchers have discovered a pair of twins who are identical through their mother's side, but share only half their genes on their father's.
-	A Light-Switch For Brain Cells An elegant technique using light to control the activity of brain cells is described.