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Home - OMRF News - Archives for genes

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OMRF awarded two new grants to study lupus genes

October 18, 2018

Two grants will enable OMRF scientists to examine genes thought to play a role in lupus.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, autoimmune, biomedical, clinical, disease, genes, genetic, grant, guthridge, immunology, Joel, Joel Guthridge, lupus, lupus foundation, minority, Nath, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, national institututes of health, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, risk factors, scientific, scientist-news, sick, staff, Swapan, Swapan Nath

Oklahoma researchers solve a genetic mystery—and save a teen’s life

May 9, 2018

For more than a decade, doctors could not pinpoint Xander’s symptoms. Then DNA sequencing helped researchers save his life.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cancer, cysts, disease, DNA, dna sequencing, doctor, family, Findings, Gaffney, genes, health, heart, medical, news, newsok, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, OUHSC, patrick, phlebotomy, physicians, research, scientist-news, surgery, xander auld, yukon

OMRF researchers identify genes that may cause cancer to recur after treatment

December 20, 2017

Cancer often returns after successful therapy, but why?

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International study reveals 24 new genes associated with lupus

July 19, 2017

These findings will help scientists understand how to better diagnose and treat the disease.

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Think you’re Irish? Your genes may say otherwise

March 14, 2017

So what does it mean to be Irish?

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Slimy, squirmy creatures: the unsung heroes of medical research

December 15, 2016

Fish, frogs and worms have become key players in the fight against disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: animals, cancer, code, David, david forsthoefel, David Jones, disease, fish, flatworms, Forsthoefel, frogs, functional genomics, genes, genetics, genome, genomics, heart disease, human, injury, institute, Jones, model, models, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, organisms, planarians, Rankin, research, science, scientist-news, sickness, Susannah, worms, zebrafish

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