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Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as potential biomarker for disease and prenatal genetic screening.


Research on cfDNA reveals that it can be used as a biomarker, or indicator, for diseases with pathologies it directly contributes to, and its potential to be used to identify and monitor ...
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Machine Learning and Food Allergy


Abstract:How can machine learning improve food allergy diagnosis and quality of life? Food allergies represent a significant global health concern, with increasing prevalence and severe i...
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Machine Learning and DNA Mutations


Missense Variants: Variations in Genes Coding for ProteinsA missense variant results from a point mutation (single nucleotide mutation) resulting in a different amino acid. There are 71 m...
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The Balance Of Genetic, Epigenetic, And Environmental Factors in Type 1 Diabetes


BackgroundType 1 diabetes (T1D) is a disease that plagues individuals and families worldwide, as approximately 760,000,000 people or 9.5% of the world’s population is currently afflicted ...
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Trauma’s Puzzle: Why PTSD Spares Some Amidst Universal Trauma


I: Research question: Why do only a minority of individuals exposed to traumatic events develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) despite seventy percent of the population experi...