Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health problem and is one of the leading causes of death in industrialized countries. 1, 2 It is a multifactorial complex disease, composed of several vascular ...

Numerous studies have indicated a link between the presence of polymorphism in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cognitive and affective disorders. However, only a few have studied these ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs9984273 in the interferon-alpha/beta receptor (IFNAR2) gene ...

In this issue, Gryshchenko et al 1 report that a known single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of MDM2 is associated with treatment-free and overall survival in chronic lymphocytic ...

Biomarker Analyses and Final Overall Survival Results From a Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label, First-Line Study of Gefitinib Versus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in ...

Several reports have found a relation between polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and the development of type 1 diabetes. We have examined the association of three VDR polymorphism with ...

Traditionally, chromosome polymorphisms have been considered normal variants without clinical significance. However, the study is the first to find a significantly higher prevalence of chromosome ...

1982 The Human Polymorphism Study Center, the first academic institution to propose the systematic study of polymorphisms, is founded in Paris. Its primary objective: to make an inventory of all ...

Oncotarget published "The presence of polymorphisms in genes controlling neurotransmitter metabolism and disease prognosis in patients with prostate cancer: a possible link with schizophrenia" ...

Your genetic makeup can help determine how well your body will respond to weight loss efforts aimed at controlling high blood pressure, a new study confirms. Your genetic makeup can help determine how ...

Background: Metformin is the drug of first choice in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Most patients respond to metformin monotherapy, but many others remain uncontrolled even at maximal ...