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Serum Amyloid A Predicts Severity of COPD Exacerbations
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Serum amyloid A levels predict the severity of acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a report by an Australian group in the February 1st American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Newly Discovered Gene Family Important in Fat Storage
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Scientists from New York report the discovery of a previously unknown gene family that plays a key role in whether or not cells store fat, a discovery that could lead to new approaches to obesity and related diseases, they say. Reuters Health Information
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Breast Cancer Risk Elevated in Male BRCA 1 and 2 Mutation Carriers
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Previous studies have shown that men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than men in the general population. New research suggests that the same is true for men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene. Reuters Health Information
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