At the recent State of the Science Summit in Salt Lake City, faculty from the University of Utah delved into biomarker discoveries, research, emerging treatment modalities, and practice-changing trials that...
Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD (Genetic Epidemiology) and Will Dere, MD (Endocrinology) are pioneering research on genetic anomalies and helping unlock secrets of major diseases based on extensive genealogical data found In...
Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD (Genetic Epidemiology) and Will Dere, MD (Endocrinology) are pioneering research on genetic anomalies and helping unlock secrets of major diseases based on extensive genealogical data found In...
Next-generation sequencing technologies have afforded unprecedented characterization of low-frequency and rare genetic variation. Due to low power for single-variant testing, aggregative methods are commonly used to combine observed rare variation...
A population-based genealogical resource with linked medical data was used to define the observed familial clustering of Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I).
There are few published familial relative risks (RR) for lethal prostate cancer. This study estimates RRs for lethal prostate cancer based on comprehensive family history data, with the goal of...
Utah's large extended families and their knack for keeping expert genealogy records may seem curious to those outside the state, but collectively they have helped researchers crack the mysteries of...
The precise etiology of rotator cuff disease is unknown, but prior evidence suggests a role for genetic factors. Limited data exist identifying specific genes associated with rotator cuff tearing. The...
The majority of lung cancers are smoking-related, with environmental and genetical factors contributing. The interplay between environmental and genetical contributions in non-smoking-related lung cancers is less clear.
Researchers have found five new genetic variants associated with heavy smoking and six new variants associated with lung health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In its effort to develop and implement strategies to stop the spread of infectious diseases, including Ebola, in health care settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
