/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8317/all en /newsroom/vincent-mooser Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:36:34 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 307383 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mapping-genetic-history-french-canadians-through-space-and-time-348442 <p>Though we all share common ancestors ranging from a few generations to hundreds of thousands of years, genealogies that relate all of us are often forgotten over time. A <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add5300">new Ă山ǿĽé-led study</a> is now providing insight into the complex relationship between human migration and genetic variation, using a unique genealogical dataset of over five million records spanning 400 years to unravel the genetic structure of French Canadian populations.</p> Wed, 24 May 2023 21:47:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 301024 at /newsroom /newsroom/david-langlais Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:47:18 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 294888 at /newsroom /newsroom/arezu-jahani-asl Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:18:19 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254380 at /newsroom /newsroom/guillaume-bourque Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:29:46 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 196242 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-atlas-genetic-influences-osteoporosis-292859 <p>A ground-breaking new study led by researchers from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has succeeded in compiling an atlas of genetic factors associated with estimated bone mineral density (BMD), one of the most clinically relevant factors in diagnosing osteoporosis. The paper, published in Nature Genetics, identifies 518 genome-wide loci, of which 301 are newly discovered, that explain 20% of the genetic variance associated with osteoporosis.</p> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:36:56 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 128200 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/predicting-transmission-rare-genetically-based-diseases-292335 <p>There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID). It is a serious disease that affects both heart rate and intestinal movements. A Ă山ǿĽé-led research team has been able to trace the gene mutations underlying the disease back to two European founding families who arrived in the province in the 17th century.</p> Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:54:35 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 113017 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/solving-medical-cold-cases-through-genetics-267538 <div> <div> <div> <p style="text-align:left"><span>Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years. Thanks to this discovery, the researcher developed a therapy that could also help a lot of people who have problems related to the immune system, whether they are genetic or due to a transplant or an illness.</span></p></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:17:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26852 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/great-migration-and-african-american-genomic-diversity-261039 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>Ă山ǿĽé Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Study examines genetic data to analyze regional differences in ancestry</em></p> <p><span>A new study of genomic diversity in the U.S. clarifies the role of pre-Civil War admixture and early 20th century transit routes in shaping the migration history and genomic diversity among African-American communities. The research by Ă山ǿĽé professor Simon Gravel and colleagues, was published May 27 in PLOS Genetics.</span></p> Fri, 27 May 2016 19:04:23 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 25898 at /newsroom /newsroom/jacquetta-trasler Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23702 at /newsroom /newsroom/richard-roy Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23924 at /newsroom /newsroom/benoit-cousineau Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23726 at /newsroom /newsroom/patricia-tonin Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:36:00 +0000 Anonymous 22742 at /newsroom /newsroom/aimee-ryan Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23274 at /newsroom /newsroom/hanadi-sleiman Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22994 at /newsroom