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Genetic epidemiology
The study of the role of genetic factors in determining health and disease in families and in populations.
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Manolis Kellis argues that understanding human disease requires embracing the complexity of genetic variants beyond protein-coding genes.
Manolis Kellis · Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease
CRISPR technology revolutionizes genome editing by simplifying the guiding process, not the cutting or fixing.
Manolis Kellis · Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease
The FTO gene, once misunderstood, is linked to obesity through distant gene regulation involving IRX3 and IRX5.
Manolis Kellis · Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease
Alzheimer's disease genetics indicate significant roles for microglia, not neurons or astrocytes, in disease progression.
Manolis Kellis · Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease
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