http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/stories/person/1222 Stories and external links referencing a person (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/scientists-ponder-sequence-genes <!--paging_filter--><p>Researchers who work with the human genome aren't finding much variation in human genes despite the great diversity of people who populate our planet. Of course, there are variations in human genes, and that's where the important work lies. These variations account for such things as an individual's risk for heart problems and Alzheimer's disease, resistance to the AIDS virus, and whether a person will be born with type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, or any of a long list of other genetic maladies. Several speakers at a Harvard symposium in March mentioned a goal of putting together a catalog, or table, matching variations in human genes with the afflictions they underlie.</p> <p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/scientists-ponder-sequence-genes">read more</a></p> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:12:29 -0400 70652986 2956 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu