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Breast Cancer Gene in 1% of U.S. Jews

September 29, 1995, Friday - By GINA KOLATA - National Desk - 1684 Words

In a new insight into the genetic basis of breast cancer, biologists have discovered that a particular genetic defect is found with unusual frequency in American Jews whose ancestors lived in Eastern and Central Europe. The discovery does not seem likely to lead immediately to any new treatment,...

September 28, 1995, Thursday - By GINA KOLATA - National Desk - 687 Words

Two rigorous studies of gene therapy have found that it failed to benefit patients with cystic fibrosis or Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The diseases are caused by mutated genes, and in each case the hope was that if a good gene could be added to cells that lack it, it might correct the defect in...

January 17, 1995, Tuesday - By NATALIE ANGIER - Science Desk; - 1363 Words

WHENEVER a lot of very good scientists spend years searching single-mindedly for a high-profile disease gene, they invariably begin fishing out all sorts of candidate genes that look, smell and wiggle like the real thing, but then prove to be frustrating red herrings. In the course of seeking the...

June 28, 1994, Tuesday - Science Desk; - 732 Words

FOR all the new insights researchers are gathering into the usefulness of the abundant genetic material in the cell that had long been dismissed as molecular junk, they have also learned that at least some portion of human DNA does not serve its host any good, and may on occasion do real harm. ...

May 11, 1993, Tuesday - By GINA KOLATA - Science Desk - 1332 Words

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