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FBN1 gene, fibrillin 1

The FBN1 gene provides instructions for making a large protein called fibrillin-1. This protein is transported out of cells into the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice of proteins and other molecules that forms in the spaces between cells.

DNA, Dollars, and Dilemmas

Should advances in DNA sequencing go the way of Waze and credit cards?

The SERPINA1 Gene, serpin family A member 1

The SERPINA1 gene provides instructions for making a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin, which is a type of serine protease inhibitor (serpin)

Diabetes Is a Major Risk Factor for Dementia. 115 Million Americans Have Prediabetes.

Living in a retirement community, I see many people develop and progress to severe Alzheimer’s disease. This is the disease that most of us...