{"id":15173,"date":"2011-06-17T09:41:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T07:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=15173"},"modified":"2011-06-17T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T07:41:39","slug":"gene-mutations-unique-to-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/17\/gene-mutations-unique-to-cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene mutations unique to Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyprus-mail.com\/cyprus\/gene-mutations-found-are-unique-cyprus\/20110617\">Cyprus Mail<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>TWO Cyprus-specific gene mutations that increase the likelihood of breast cancer have been identified by the Institute of Neurology and Genetics.<\/p>\n<p>The genetic changes &#8211; in genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 \u2013 \u201chaven\u2019t been found anywhere else in the world \u2013 not even Greece,\u201d said head of electron microscopy and molecular pathology Kyriacos Kyriacou.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This reminded me of a DNA testing and profiling company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.23andme.com\/\">23andMe<\/a>. Apparently, their prices decreased significantly since <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/25\/daily-tweets-digest\/\">the last time I checked<\/a>. \u00a0Now it is much more affordable with the price of $99 + 1 year commitment to $9\/month or a $399 once off. \u00a0It used to be around $2000 if I remember correctly.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Cyprus Mail reports: TWO Cyprus-specific gene mutations that increase the likelihood of breast cancer have been identified by the Institute of Neurology and Genetics. The genetic changes &#8211; in genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 \u2013 \u201chaven\u2019t been found anywhere else in the world \u2013 not even Greece,\u201d said head of electron microscopy and molecular pathology Kyriacos &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/17\/gene-mutations-unique-to-cyprus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gene mutations unique to Cyprus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,22],"tags":[2838,2836,2837,350],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-15173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-cyprus","tag-23andme","tag-cancer","tag-genetics","tag-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16235,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/19\/switched-at-birth-reunited-27-years-later\/","url_meta":{"origin":15173,"position":0},"title":"Switched at birth, reunited 27 years later","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"April 19, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Cyprus Mail reports a fascinating story of two girls being switched at the hospital right after birth. \u00a0The mistake was eventually discovered by one of the girls. \u00a0That later led to a reunion of children and parents. \u00a0Read the full story, it's well worth it. 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