Numerous studies have indicated a link between the presence of polymorphism in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cognitive and affective disorders. However, only a few have studied these ...

The International Society for Sexual Medicine (2008) operationally defined lifelong premature ejaculation (LPE) as the occurrence of an intra-vaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) within ⩽1 min ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs9984273 in the interferon-alpha/beta receptor (IFNAR2) gene ...

Background: Metformin is the drug of first choice in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Most patients respond to metformin monotherapy, but many others remain uncontrolled even at maximal ...

Several reports have found a relation between polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and the development of type 1 diabetes. We have examined the ...

In this issue, Gryshchenko et al 1 report that a known single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of MDM2 is associated with treatment-free and overall survival in chronic lymphocytic ...

Biomarker Analyses and Final Overall Survival Results From a Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label, First-Line Study of Gefitinib Versus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in ...

Traditionally, chromosome polymorphisms have been considered normal variants without clinical significance. However, the study is the first to find a significantly higher prevalence of chromosome ...

1982 The Human Polymorphism Study Center, the first academic institution to propose the systematic study of polymorphisms, is founded in Paris. Its primary objective: to make an inventory of all ...

This new study, which will appear in the June 2005 issue of The American Naturalist, asserts that an individual could use his/her genotype as an informative cue when "deciding" which phenotype ...

Your genetic makeup can help determine how well your body will respond to weight loss efforts aimed at controlling high blood pressure, a new study confirms. Your genetic makeup can help determine how ...