Replies to post #11532 on DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[mingwan0]

Robert, yes when you put text from the DNAP/PSU press release:

http://www.dnaprint.com/pr_7_10.htm

"Researchers from both institutions will team to complete admixture mapping and candidate genome screens to identify the complex genetic determinants of variable human skin pigmentation, tanning/burn response and melanoma risk."

Next to the text you posted:

"Our work on human pigmentation genetics has provided a framework to understand normal variation in this physical trait and the associated genotypic risk for skin cancer development. The genes that determine an individual's skin phototype and the cellular mechanisms that result in the tanning response of melanocytes after UV-exposure of the skin are actively being investigated."

The synergies are readily apparent. The number of areas of overlap that there are with forensic and medical initiatives in Australia is, as others have noted before, quite intriguing.

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