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.
Protein Hunt
May 2011
Various proteins can serve as biomarkers of disease, particularly cancer. When those markers are present in small amounts, however, it can be difficult to find them and figure out what they mean. Now, a few enterprising researchers have developed ways to make low-abundance proteins come out of hiding.
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