Tag: Mutation

Mutation in Gene Linked to Arrhythmia

by Joseph Acosta | Dec 27, 2011 | Health | 0 |

Arrhythmia is a potentially life-threatening problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, causing it to go too fast, too slow or to beat irregularly. Arrhythmia affects millions of people worldwide. The cardiac conduction...

Minimal Risks of Breast Cancer for Non-Carriers in Families

by Alan Gray | Oct 31, 2011 | Health | 0 |

A study of more than 3,000 families including women with breast cancer showed that close relatives of women who carry mutations in a BRCA gene – but who themselves do not have such genetic mutations Â carry lesser risks of...