What are the genetic and environmental factors that shape our identity?

May 26, 2021 ... A new way to correct disease-causing mutations. Standard gene therapy strategies that rely on injecting a corrective piece of DNA to serve as a ... Mar 31, 2021 ... Lung cancer occurs when gene mutations cause unusual cell growth in the lungs. Around 5–10% of these mutations are inherited, according to the National Cancer ... Mutations result either from errors in DNA replication or from the damaging effects of mutagens, such as chemicals and radiation, which react with DNA and ... Nov 10, 2022 ... Findings uncover possible drivers of recurrent breast and ovarian cancers among women carrying high-risk genetic mutations. May 30, 2017 ... A new study published in Nature Methods(link is external and opens in a new window) has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of ... A mutation is a change that occurs in our DNA sequence. This can be caused by normal processes inside the cell or by environmental factors, such as UV light. Mutations could cause different genes to be switched on or off, and this could create a different or faulty protein to be synthesised. Symptoms of genetic conditions depend on which gene has a mutation. There are many different diseases and conditions caused by mutations. The signs and symptoms ... Rarely, it is caused by an illness-causing mutation in other genes such as TARDBP, VCP, CHMP2B, SQSTM1, UBQLN2 or TBK1. Genetic FTD is passed down in families ... May 5, 2023 ... Cancer is caused by genetic mutations that make the cells multiply at an uncontrolled rate. There are many factors that cause these mutations.