Connection Between Epigenome, Selective Mutability, Evolution, and Human Disease
Li, Harris et al., PLoS Genetics
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine and elsewhere propose a "connection between the epigenome, selective mutability, evolution, and human disease" based on the findings of their study on associations of structural mutability with germline DNA methylation and with non-allelic homologous recombination mediated by low-copy repeats. "Combined evidence from four human sperm methylome maps, human genome evolution, structural polymorphisms in the human population, and previous genomic and disease studies consistently points to a strong association of germline hypomethylation and genomic instability," the Baylor-led team writes.
New Hub Aims to Connect Consumers to Personalized Medicine Docs and Genetic Testing Labs
June 16, 2010
Steven Murphy, founder of the Personalized Medicine Group, last week introduced GeneticHub as an online resource for people around the country seeking doctors with genetic expertise and a high-volume clinical laboratory with appropriate certifications to conduct genetic testing.
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