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__________________________________________________________________________ The G.O.T. Summit - Microarrays in Medicine April 10-13, 2007 | Boston, MA http://www.GOTSummit.com Top scientists, physicians and technology experts come together to discuss, explain and exploit the enormous opportunities microarray based technologies have to offer. __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - February 22, 2007 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, La Merie S.L, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Viral Highways: Spreading From Cell To Cell A number of retroviruses, including HIV, induce cells to form long bridges along which the virus particles move from infected cells to uninfected cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000041.html - Splicing Out Of Control A factor that regulates gene function by splicing messenger RNA may be involved in tumor formation. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000040.html - Abnormal Cell Migration Mutations in a certain type of oncogene and tumor suppressor can collaborate to send cancerous cells into a malignant state. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000039.html - Sleep Deprivation Impairs Subsequent Learning Sleep deprivation may impair the memory for subsequent experiences by altering the function of the hippocampus. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000038.html - A Method To Regrow Teeth Scientists have for the first time successfully replaced natural teeth in mice with teeth that were created in a Petri dish from single cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000037.html - Making Room For Others Newly activated antibody-producing immune cells can displace older antibody-synthesizing residents in the bone marrow. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000036.html - Consortium Tackles The Genetic Basis Of Autism The genomes of the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled have been scanned in a new study. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000035.html - Large-Scale Survey Of Mutations In Cancer One of the largest surveys of mutations in human cancers is reported online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000034.html - Common Genetic Variant Protects Against Breast Cancer Scientists have confirmed that a common genetic variant -- CASP8 -- offers modest protection against breast cancer, http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000033.html - Human Adult Stem Cells Can Regenerate Muscle Human adult stem cells isolated from human adult blood vessels are able to regenerate muscle in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000032.html - HIV Reveals Vulnerable Side Researchers view the crystal structure of a known broadly neutralizing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) antibody as it binds to a specific part of HIV-1 http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000031.html - In utero Protein Regulation A novel strategy for regulating a protein important in development is described. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000030.html - Genetic Indicators Of Type 2 Diabetes Risk Geneticists have identified five different areas of DNA base-pair change that contribute significantly towards the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000029.html - 'Out Of Africa' With Helicobacter pylori Scientists report that the key patterns in the distribution of H. pylori genetic diversity mirror those of its human host. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000028.html - Schizophrenic genes identified A joint U.S.-Japanese study suggests gene mutations governing a key brain enzyme make people susceptible to schizophrenia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000025.html - The market of recombinant coagulation factors is growing with next generation products The growing market of recombinant coagulation factors posted 2006 sales of more than US$ 4.6 bln. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000024.html - Novartis maps genome of type-2 diabetes patients Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said it has mapped the genome of a large group of type-2 diabetes patients, enabling scientists to better search for the genes causing the disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000023.html - The Code of Codes: Scientists Discover Parallel Codes in Genes The genetic code is nearly optimal for harboring information http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000022.html - New Gene That Prevents Multiple Types of Cancer CHD5, a protein that prevents cancer, seems to be a master switch for a tumor suppressive network. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2007/000021.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - 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Summit - Microarrays in Medicine April 10-13, 2007 | Boston, MA http://www.GOTSummit.com Top scientists, physicians and technology experts come together to discuss, explain and exploit the enormous opportunities microarray based technologies have to offer. Key topics such as quality control, expression arrays and pharmacokinetics will be addressed as well as new developments in the field, such as microRNA arrays, DNA methylation and their advantages and challenges. Poster sessions, workshops and roundtable discussions give plenty of opportunities to brainstorm and network with your colleagues in the field. __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2007