HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - May 17, 2005

[FS Zollmann <zollmann@hum-molgen.de>]

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Genetic News
by T.M. D'Souza, T. Dalaya, J. Mill, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann
http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen

- Call for Assistant News Editors
  Join our editorial team
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html

- Disentangling Fetal And Maternal Susceptibility For
Pre-Eclampsia
  The Genetics of Pre-Eclampsia (GOPEC) collaboration aims to
identify
  genetic factors in U.K. families affected by pre-eclampsia.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg32.html

- Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome and the Monocarboxylate Transporter
8
  (MCT8) Gene
  Disturbances in blood levels of thyroid hormones suggest the
  possibility of systematic detection through screening of
high-risk
  populations.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg31.html

- Mapping Of A Single Locus Capable Of Complementing The
Defective
  Heterochromatin Phenotype Of RS Cells
  Complementation of this abnormal cytogenetic phenotype was used as
a
  means to identify a specific region of the normal human genome
capable
  of rendering phenotypic correction.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg30.html

- Brain Changes Over The Menstrual Cycle
  Report may provide a molecular basis for some of the hormonal
  fluctuations over the course of the menstrual (or estrus)
cycle.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg29.html

- Race-Related Brain Activity
  Report shows that the brain area called the amygdale, that is
involved
  in emotional processing, is activated in response to pictures
of
  same-race faces.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg28.html

- Wiring The Brain For Depression
  Healthy carriers of a gene that increases the risk of depression
have
  altered activity in brain circuits involved in emotion.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg27.html

- Human Trial Shows Potential And Limitations Of Anti-HIV
Antibodies
  A clinical trial in a small group of HIV-1 infected patients
has
  provided the first direct proof in humans that antibodies can
control
  the virus -- but only for a very short time.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg26.html

- Stiff Handling Of Genes
  The efficacy of materials for carrying genes into cells may
be
  determined more by their stiffness than by their chemical
properties.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg25.html

- Bacterial Trojan Horses
  New work identifies an important molecule to target against
Brucella
  infections in both humans and animals.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg24.html

- RNA Enzymes Use Acid
  Researchers show how a RNA molecule from the hepatitis delta
virus
  (HDV) uses an acidic group to accelerate a chemical reaction
central
  to its life cycle.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg23.html

- Fat: The Big Picture
  Research identifies the network of genes required for early steps
in
  the development of brown fat cells.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg22.html

- Molecule That Induces Tumour Regression
  A promising approach to eliminate cancer cells is to trigger
cell
  death (apoptosis) with inhibitors that bind to and block
  anti-apoptotic proteins that help keep cancer cells alive.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg21.html

- Interactions Between Separate Chromosomes Might Control Gene
  Expression
  Physical interaction between chromosomes might play an important
role
  in coordinating gene expression in the nucleus of higher
organisms.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg20.html

- Insulin Triggers Autoimmune Response In Diabetes
  Two groups of researchers provide convincing proof that insulin
itself
  initiates the devastating autoimmune response associated with Type
I
  Diabetes.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg19.html

- New Disease/Phenotype Technical Standards And Guidelines Now
Available
  On-Line
  Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome, Open Neural Tube Defects,
Venous
  Thromboembolism
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg18.html

- ACMG's Revised Guidelines For Cystic Fibrosis Population
Carrier
  Testing
  Link to free copy of the guidelines is provided in this
posted
  summary.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg17.html

- International Team Determines Geographic Origin of Leprosy
  Leprosy likely originated in East Africa and spread to Asia and
Europe
  before being imported into West Africa by explorers.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg16.html

- Mouse Gene Accounts For Blood Abnormalities and Parkinson's
Symptoms
  Iron Regulatory Protein 2(IRP2) knockout mice which develop
develop
  Parkinson's -like symptoms also develop anemia and signs of a
rare
  skin condition.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg15.html

- MLC1 Gene may have a role in the aetiology of both
  schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
  Indian study finds associations with MLC1 polymorphisms and
  haplotypes
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg14.html

- Depression Gene May Weaken Mood-Regulating Circuit
  A brain scan study suggests that a suspect gene may increase
  susceptibility to anxiety and depression by weakening a circuit
for
  processing negative emotion.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg13.html

- Survival of Pathogenic Bacterium Inside Neutrophils
  A delay in apoptosis of human neutrophils allows bacteria enough
time
  to multiply and cause infection.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg12.html

- Excess Oxygen Worsens Lung Inflammation in Mice
  Oxygen therapy aimed at helping mice with acute lung
inflammation
  breathe paradoxically worsened their illness.
 

http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/05-2005/msg11.html

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Time
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- Others: Director of Consumer Insights
  Brinker International, Dallas, 75201
 

http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1677.html

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