New map charts genetic expression

In personalized medicine, the inescapable fact is that the macro-difference between individuals is whether they are male or female. According to a recent report from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project, “. . . sex affected gene expression in almost all of the tissue types, from heart to lung to brain cells. The vast majority of biology is shared by males and females, yet the gene expression differences are vast and might explain differences in disease progression. . . .”  MORE

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