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    A genome study undertaken by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to look for variants in a gene considered a fundamental building block for microscopic structures that synthesize proteins took a surprising twist. Human ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes are essential for building ribosomes, or machineries that translate proteins. The study findings, to be published in the…

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    Haig Kazazian Jr., M.D., a pioneering scientist in the field of genetic medicine, died Jan. 19 of congestive heart failure. He was 84 and a resident of Baltimore. Born to Armenian parents who survived genocide during World War I, Kazazian directed several genetics services at Johns Hopkins and made pivotal discoveries in human genetics, including identifying the molecular…

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    An analysis of data gathered from more than 17,000 adults by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers supports the belief that so-called “remnant cholesterol” (RC) provides an accurate stand-alone metric — just as doctors currently use measures of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) — for predicting risk of clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes. In fact, the researchers say, an RC measure may detect…

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    • 🧐🧐🤔@HopkinsMedicine researchers suggest “remnant #cholesterol” could become sole predictor of #HeartAttack, #Stroke risk beyond #LDL, AKA “bad cholesterol.” @rquispe183 @hopkinsheart #EuropeanHeartJournal https://t.co/IZ3JCoS0Jx via @HopkinsMedNews