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					<author>picton@bcm.edu (Glenna Picton)</author>
					<title><![CDATA[Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel bridges genotype-phenotype gap]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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					<author>ggutierr@bcm.edu (Graciela  Gutierrez)</author>
					<title><![CDATA[Statins seek help in fight against heart disease]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Statins, the cholesterol lowering medications, have been known as the go-to treatment for heart disease for the past 25 years. While statins may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, there is still a risk. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are now looking for additional or alternative treatment options. &quot;We know statins work in preventing heart attacks, but some people still go on to have cardiac events,&quot; said Dr. Christie Ballantyne , professor of medicine and section chief of cardiology and cardiovascular research in the department of medicine at BCM. &quot;We are now investigating what other therapies, alone or in addition to a statin, can further reduce the chances of having a heart attack.&quot; Affect of cholesterol levels While on statins, some people still have high levels of LDL cholesterol, known as the bad cholesterol, and low levels of  &#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Getting to the heart of Marfan syndrome]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[ Some doctors might see a patient with Marfan syndrome once or twice a year. But Dr. Joseph Coselli , professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of adult cardiac surgery at the Texas Heart Institute, sees on average one or more a week. While Marfan syndrome is a disease of the connective tissue and can affect many areas on the body, it can become deadly when it affects the heart or aorta. What is Marfan syndrome? Marfan syndrome is caused by a defect in a gene that helps produce a protein important to the formation of connective tissue, which is found throughout the entire body. People who have Marfan syndrome have health problems related to the eyes, bones, joints and lungs. They can grow extremely tall, have long arms or legs and a sunken chest. The disorder can also cause what many doctors refer to as &quot;floppy&quot; valves  &#8230;]]></description>
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					<author>ggutierr@bcm.edu (Graciela  Gutierrez)</author>
					<title><![CDATA[Diabetic kidney failure follows a 'ROCK'y road]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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					<author>picton@bcm.edu (Glenna Picton)</author>
					<title><![CDATA[BCM Cancer Genetics Laboratory offers cutting-edge testing]]></title>
					<link>http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=5144&amp;r=1</link>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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