A study of four-generation Indian family with asthma and validation in a paediatric cohort led to the discovery of an associated olfactory gene variant. The expression of the gene is reduced in asthmatic people with the variant or suppression of gene expression by inflammation in those without the variant. Based on a study of a … Continue reading IGIB: Mutation in smell gene found associated with asthma
Genetics
CCMB researchers unravel the skin colour genetics of Indians
A study of skin colour of 1,167 people belonging to 27 ethnic groups living in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar found that social structure defined by the caste system has a “profound influence on skin pigmentation”. The skin colour was found to vary significantly among ethnic groups and social categories studied. Accordingly, Brahmins of Uttar Pradesh … Continue reading CCMB researchers unravel the skin colour genetics of Indians
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