Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to ...

A genetic fault long believed to drive the development ... "We often assume that mutations in cancer genes are bad news, but that's not the whole story," says lead researcher Francesca Ciccarelli ...

However, most mutations were small deletions or insertions resulting in premature termination of the translation product. The development of DNA-based methods for detection of unknown mutations ...

Subsequently, we analyzed the remaining exons of the UBA1 gene by Sanger sequencing. Results Using the above described method we have identified the previously described variants p.Met41Thr in two and ...

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Under lab conditions, scientists at Scripps Research in San Diego tested different genetic mutations on virus material obtained from infected cattle and discovered that one mutation, known as ...

Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus better infect human cells. Importantly, these mutations were observed in the later stages of infection and ...

The CDC emphasized the risk to the general public has not changed and remains low, but said the detection of the genetic mutations “underscores the importance of ongoing genomic surveillance in ...

(Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP, File) A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the ...

The sample taken from the patient in Louisiana showed mutations in the gene responsible with attaching to a host's cells, the CDC said Thursday. The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of ...

A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more transmissible among ...