http://www.blisstree.com/articles/saturday-genetics-quiz-13-types-of-mutations/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:01:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/saturday-genetics-quiz-13-types-of-mutations/comment-page-1/#comment-567229 Genetics and Health » Weekly Genetics Quiz #49: Cancer is Genetic Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:46:24 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=293#comment-567229 [...] Although all cancer is caused by mutations in specific types of genes (oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and DNA repair genes), not all of these mutations are inherited. Only about 1-2% of cancers are hereditary and cluster in families with a strong shared susceptibility. Most people have sporadic cancer without a positive family history of the disease. [...] [...] Although all cancer is caused by mutations in specific types of genes (oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and DNA repair genes), not all of these mutations are inherited. Only about 1-2% of cancers are hereditary and cluster in families with a strong shared susceptibility. Most people have sporadic cancer without a positive family history of the disease. [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/saturday-genetics-quiz-13-types-of-mutations/comment-page-1/#comment-566865 Genetics and Health » The Genes of X-Men Fri, 05 May 2006 19:38:40 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=293#comment-566865 [...] The article is about a form of oxidation (8-oxoG) causing DNA damage, specifically single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and recombinations between chromosomes. These types of mutations (and many others) are how humans evolved from slime mold to modern homo sapien and continue to evolve into who knows what form we’ll take (X-men?!) if we don’t self-destruct. [...] [...] The article is about a form of oxidation (8-oxoG) causing DNA damage, specifically single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and recombinations between chromosomes. These types of mutations (and many others) are how humans evolved from slime mold to modern homo sapien and continue to evolve into who knows what form we’ll take (X-men?!) if we don’t self-destruct. [...]

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