gene-environment interaction studies
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores Impacted by Lifestyle Factors in Chinese Study
China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group researchers retraced the relationship between genetic risk scores and lifestyle for several cardiovascular diseases.
Telomere Length in White Blood Cells Linked to Malaria Parasite Exposure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Genetic and environmental factors contributed to leukocyte telomere length, which was shorter in regions with the malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum.
Parkinson's Disease Risk Variants Found in Pesticide-Exposed Patients
Researchers identified genetic variants that appear to coincide with Parkinson's disease risk in patients from pesticide-exposed regions of central California.
Decode Genetics Study Unravels Complex Variant Effects on Blood Lipid Levels, Heart Disease Risk
Analyzing genetic contributors to lipid trait variance, researchers identified variant-variant and variant-environment interactions affecting coronary artery disease risk.
Breast Cancer Outcomes Show Ties to Neighborhood Income in New Study
In estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients, lower income appeared to track with higher tumor expression-based recurrence scores, and shorter survival in the low-risk RS group.