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Rare atypical form of the PRDM9 fertility gene found in parents Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and the University of Montreal have found a possible heredity mechanism that predisposes children to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of blood cancer in children. According to their findings published in Genome Research, the…

A study published by Université Laval researchers and their colleagues from the Canadian Forest Service reveals that the genome of conifers such as spruce, pine, and fir has remained very much the same for over 100 million years. This remarkable genomic stability explains the resemblance between today’s conifers and fossils dating back to the days…

Sdentists have identified a new gene variant that seems to strongly raise the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, giving a fresh target for research into treatments for the disease. The main reason scientists are excited by the discovery is what this gene does, and how that might reveal what causes Alzheimer’s and ways to prevent it.…

November is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month. We invite you to learn more about Dr John D. Rioux’s team work on the subject in Nature‘s article “Host|[ndash]|microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease”: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v491/n7422/full/nature11582.html And for further explanations: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121101153601.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

In a major step toward an era of personalized medicine, researchers 1000 Genomes Project,  involving 700 scientists from laboratories in the U.S., Canada (including researchers in Québec), China, Japan, Nigeria and Kenya, among others, reported (ref Nature) that they have sequenced the complete DNA material of more than 1,000 people from 14 population groups in…

The 2012 Prix du Québec Marie-Victorin in natural science and engineering was awarded to Pr. Louis Bernatchez from Université Laval, considered by many as a world leader in the study of molecular ecology. To learn more (in French only): http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.php?noLaureat=453

The researchers Jacques L. Michaud (CHU Ste-Justine), Jacek Mejewski (Université McGill) and Guy A. Rouleau (CHU Ste-Justine) have discovered mutations in TMEM231 causing Joubert syndrome, a rare desease in French Canadian population. Read more in the Journal of Medical Genetics, October 15, 2012.   The project is part of the FORGE Canada Consortium and the…

The 2012 Prix du Québec Wilder Penfield has been awarded to Dr. Guy Rouleau to underline his remarkable career and his discoveries in the field of genetics. The researcher identified twenty genes responsible for neurological and psychiatric diseases, including several rare diseases unique to Québec. To learn more (in French only): http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.php?noLaureat=458

The Government of Canada and Génome Québec awards key funding for researchers at the Innovation Centre The McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre will receive generous support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Génome Québec to continue its trailblazing research in the field of epigenetics. The support announced today by the funding…