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__________________________________________________________________________ 5th Bio IT World Conference & Expo April 30 - May 2, 2007 | Boston, MA The 2007 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo will provide an unparalleled opportunity to witness cutting-edge technologies and strategies for improving the efficiency of the drug discovery enterprise. http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com/ __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - December 21, 2006 - http://hum-molgen.org SEASON'S GREETINGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR from Trevor M. D'Souza, Simon Chandler, Tressie Dalaya, Kai Garlipp, Robin Kimmel, Keith Markey, Jonathan Mill, Rashmi V. Nemade, Deepti Sharma and Frank S. Zollmann Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, La Merie S.L,R. Nemade, D. Sharma, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Advancing Spinal Research Stimulates New Clinical Trial Guidelines Four papers to be published online address the need for a principled set of guidelines for clinical trials in patients with spinal damage. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000050.html - Exploitation Of Race As A Marketing Tool? The obstacles facing the development of genetics-based personalized medicine are described online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000049.html - Standardized Methods Improve Cancer Diagnosis A set of guidelines for pathologists that may greatly improve the diagnosis of malignant lymphomas has been published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000048.html - Islet Transplantation For Diabetes: Failing To Deliver? The promise of islet transplantation to treat diabetes has not yet been fully realized. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000047.html - Synchronized Sleeping In The Brain Waking experiences are replayed in multiple parts of the brain in a coordinated fashion during sleep. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000046.html - Humans Follow The Scent The human sense of smell may be better than previously thought. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000045.html - Sensing Fungal Infections Two studies demonstrate the importance of a host protein in recognizing the presence of fungal infections. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000044.html - How Shigella Causes Dysentery A report explores how shigella bacteria survives and spreads in the gut to cause dysentery. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000043.html - Lightning Strikes Twice For Milk Drinkers The ability of Africans and Europeans to digest milk as adults is analyzed. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000042.html - Malaria Parasite Diversity Three studies independently characterize the genetic diversity of the parasite that causes malaria. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000041.html - Scientists Share Thoughts On Animal Research An anonymous online poll of nearly 1700 researchers has revealed intriguing insights into scientists' views on the use of animals in research. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000040.html - Cellular 'Dustbin' Modelled A detailed model of the phagosome, the cellular 'dustbin' that engulfs and destroys foreign matter, is unveiled. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000038.html - Protein Blocks Brain Tumour Growth A protein that blocks the growth of aggressive human brain tumours in a mouse model has been identified. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000037.html - Navigating The Mouse Brain The comprehensive digital map of gene expression in the mouse brain will have an impact on the fields of neuroscience and mammalian genomics alike. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000036.html - Key Influenza Virus Molecule Visualized Researchers have visualized the structure of the influenza A virus nucleoprotein. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000035.html - Carbon Dioxide Receptors And Malaria The discovery of a pair of receptors that enable fruit flies to sense carbon dioxide (CO2) could boost the development of a new type of mosquito repellent. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000034.html - Botulinum Toxin Structure Unveiled The structure of botulinum toxin B bound to one of its receptor is revealed. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000033.html - A Two Base Pair Deletion In The PQBP1 Gene Is Associated With Microphthalmia, Microcephaly, And Mental Retardation Mutations in PQBP1 are associated with an S-XLMR phenotype including microphthalmia, thereby further extending the clinical spectrum of phenotypes associated with PQBP1 mutations. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000032.html - Changing Rates Of Genetic Subtypes Of Prader–Willi Syndrome In The UK First report of a greater proportion (50%) of those with Prader–Willi Syndrome (PWS) due to maternal uniparental disomy (mUPD) in children presently under 5 years living in the UK. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000031.html - Molecular Genetic Analysis Of The Human Dihydrofolate Reductase Gene Subjects were screened for the 9-bp repeat (n=417), as well as the recently reported 19-bp deletion in intron 1 (n=330) of the human dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene, and their associations assessed with plasma tHcy, serum and RBC folate levels. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000030.html - The Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism 309 In The MDM2 Gene Contributes To The Li–Fraumeni Syndrome And Related Phenotypes The higher prevalence of MDM2 SNP309 homozygous G/G carriers in the TP53-negative group suggests that this allele contributes to cancer susceptibility in LFS and LFS-related families. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000029.html - Review Article: Implication Of Abnormal Epigenetic Patterns For Human Diseases New insights on the mechanisms by which epigenetic machinery proteins regulate gene expression. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000028.html - Mutation Prevents Pain A mutation in one key gene can rob people of their ability to experience pain. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000027.html - Experimental Malaria Vaccine Underway Like other eradicated diseases, malaria might be added to this list. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000026.html - Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV Results so successful that trials in Kenya and Uganda were stopped early. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000025.html - Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk Study findings do not provide a basis for changing current recommendations regarding contraceptive use. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000024.html - Novel Experimental Melanoma Treatment Combining an antibody with radiation shows promise for melanoma treatment and is expected to enter early-stage human clinical studies in 2007. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000023.html - Diabetes: A pain in the pancreas? 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