variant
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The only group where the benefits were greater than the harms is men with a BRCA2 gene variant and a family history of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"How could this have gone for four to six weeks, ... spreading while not getting the testing results that we needed to show that it was a particular variant?"
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
An individual with a variant on both their GLP-1 and GIP receptors is 14 times more likely to have nausea from Zepbound, according to the 23andMe research.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Researchers do not yet understand exactly how this fibronectin variant relates to senescence, but the finding could help scientists better define what makes senescent cells unique.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The title was rambling, but the message was succinct: if you mixed the effects of three to five variant genes on any trait, you could generate nearly perfect continuity in phenotype.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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