Genetic factors News
Genetic factors like copy-number variation -- deletions and duplications of repeated DNA -- also lead to the development of autism.
Genetic factors that influence taste are not necessarily obvious to people, but they can impact heart health by influencing the foods they select.
Scientists have identified genetic factors that influence our tolerance to shift work, an advance that may explain why some people can not handle constant disruptions to their daily rhythm.
Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of Type-2 diabetes, the study said.
Specific inherited genetic differences may increase the risk of eye cancer -- uveal melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment cells that determine eye colour, a new study has suggested.
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