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Mthfr Gene Mutation - Articles
Hmmm, where to start . . . . .
by
aggie01l
Posted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 9:59pm
I guess I'll start with yesterday's marathon to Houston and back. Andrew & I left at 6am and because of traffic we just made it to our appt three hours later! The PM&R doc was very pleased with Andrew's mobility but wants to combine his botox treatments with serial casting which will all be done at Texas Childrens. The casting will be good for hi ...
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Merry Christmas Charlie Brown
by
Bon
Posted
Wed 23 Dec 2009 12:00am
No amount of zoloft, ativan, and liquor is going to take the SUCK out of this Christmas.
I can go into a long, lengthy blog post about how this Christmas, my father will not be joining us due to our recent estrangement. I can go into the fact that this Christmas will be spent childless for the 3rd holiday in a row. I can tell you that ...
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Homocysteine and the Miscarriage Connection
by
Hethir R.
Posted
Wed 09 Mar 2011 3:39pm
If you have suffered at least one miscarriage, or your doctor has indicated that you are at a higher risk for miscarriage than most women, you may want to find out what your Homocysteine levels are to thwart a devastating result to your pregnancy.
Homocysteine is a common sulfar-containing amino acid found in the body. While it is not harm ...
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40 Year Old With Multiple Miscarriages Needs Correct Specialist
by
Edward Ramirez, MD
Posted
Wed 23 Dec 2009 12:00am
Question:
I have been trying to conceive for 3 years, have had 3 miscarriages, all between 6-9 weeks (one was trisomy 22, the other two are unknown. Two pregnancies required progesterone suppository supplementation). I am 40 years old, hypothyroid, insulin resistant, have a bicornuate uterus, my DRVVT came back Borderline (lupus antic ...
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Major Gene Mutation Identified in Lymphoma Tumors
by
Cancer.gov
Posted
Tue 11 Jan 2011 12:00am
Another JAK2 Inhibitor Shows Promise against Myelofibrosis
An experimental drug designed to inhibit growth-promoting signals associated with a mutant form of the Janus-activated kinase 2 (JAK2) protein reduced clinical symptoms and led to durable responses in some patients with myelofibrosis , a d ...
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Frank's gene mutation
by
Tom Weidig
Posted
Thu 27 Dec 2012 3:08am
Frank was so kind to write up his experience of having been diagnosed with a gene mutation that correlates to stuttering. I am not exactly sure whether it is the 3-gene system that everyone talks about. What is also interesting is that people with Ashkenzi ("Central/Eastern European") Jewish ancestry seems to be more likely to have this gene m ...
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Gene mutations increase risk for ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Mon 02 Feb 2009 11:45pm
Gene mutations increase risk for aggressive prostate cancer
Genetic testing could shed light on tumor prognosis
31 jan 2009– Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ...
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Article: Single gene mutation responsible for 'catastrophic epilepsy'
by
Holli
Posted
Fri 07 Aug 2009 12:19pm
A link to the following article was recently posted on my infantile spasms message board.
It's from Children's Neurobiological Solutions Foundation ( cnsfoundation.org )
**side notes**
The university that conducted this study was Baylor College of Medicine. That's the same one affiliated with the hospital where Austin receives treat ...
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Gene mutation responsible for pr ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Sat 05 Sep 2009 10:12pm
Gene mutation responsible for premature skin aging disease identified
Singapore scientist says novel discovery suggests new approach for age-defying, anti-wrinkling treatments
06 sept 2009--In the new print issue of Nature Genetics, scientists in Singapore and Germany report that mutations in the PYCR1 gene cause the rare genetic condition ...
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