Apr 25, 2010 | NEWS
Reykjavik, ICELAND, April 25, 2010 – Cigarette smoking is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. But it is a complex behavior, and how much people smoke, how hard they find it to quit, and the impact of long-term smoking on health varies greatly among...
Mar 29, 2010 | NEWS
Reykjavik, ICELAND and Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS, March 29, 2010 – Sequence variants associated with cancer have to date fallen into two distinct categories. Variants in the ordinary, or “germline,” sequence of the genome that is passed between generations were linked...
Jan 21, 2010 | NEWS
Reykjavik, ICELAND, January 21, 2010 – deCODE genetics ehf today emerged as a newly financed, private company focused on advancing the science of human genetics and its application to products and services that improve human health. The new company will be building on...
Jan 10, 2010 | NEWS
Reykjavik, ICELAND, January 10, 2010 – Scientists at deCODE genetics today report the discovery of seven novel and common single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) that are involved in modulating the electrical impulses that govern the...
Dec 16, 2009 | NEWS
A single SNP that confers increased risk if inherited from the father, but is protective if inherited from the mother Reykjavik, ICELAND, December 16, 2009 – Scientists at deCODE genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCGN) publish in the journal Nature the discovery of a version of...
Oct 4, 2009 | NEWS
Reykjavik, ICELAND, October 4, 2009 – Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) and academic colleagues from seven countries today report the discovery of several novel, common single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) contributing to...
