Archive for the tag 'celiac disease'

Jul 07 2009

Introducing a Do-It-Yourself Revolution in Disease Research

Published by LindaA under 23andMe and you, news

There’s a high likelihood that a disease of some sort affects you or one of your relatives — every family seems to have ripples in its gene pool that define and shape its health dynamics.
Your family might have a propensity for rheumatoid arthritis or a particular type of cancer. Whatever it is, there can be [...]

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Dec 30 2008

SNPwatch: The Year in Review

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

Our SNPwatch posts here at The Spittoon are one of our most exciting features. They give our customers the opportunity to connect their genetic data to the newest discoveries, often within just hours of a study’s publication.
Looking ahead to 2009, we can only begin to imagine the exciting discoveries that will be made in [...]

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Dec 12 2008

SNPwatch: Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease Share Some Genetic Risk Factors

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]

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