Bu Yusef
February 26th, 2007, 11:04 PM
By Yousif Al-Saeedi
KUWAIT, Feb 26 (KUNA)
A team of Kuwaiti researchers discovered a gene mutation, named "Kuwait", believed to be responsible for the onset of arterial and bronchial strokes.
The researchers, Dr. Mihrez Jadoun and Dr. Ali Dashti, work at the department of medical lab sciences of Kuwait University's College of Allied Health.
They said they were able to isolate the mutated gene that secreted the fifth clotting agent that was believed to play a role in the onset of strokes of the arteries and lungs.
The gene mutation was named "Agent Five - Kuwait" in appreciation for the country that provided the team with the means to conduct their scientific studies and go on to register their discovery at the World Gene Bank.
Dashti told KUNA the gene mutation affected the fifth clotting agent, a protein naturally secreted by the liver, that allowing the clotting of blood when wounds were sustained by an individual and stops the flow of blood.
He said the most advanced microbiological technology was used to study the gene, saying the discovery of such mutations went a long way in understanding clinical conditions that could threaten the lives of carriers of these defected genes.
As for Jadoun, he told KUNA the number of people with different gene mutations varied from one race to the next, saying this motivated the team to research mutations in the Arab race.
Moreover, he said the team was embarked on proving two new natural theories that would place Kuwait in the forefront of countries in the scientific and medical fields.
KUNA (http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=955831)
KUWAIT, Feb 26 (KUNA)
A team of Kuwaiti researchers discovered a gene mutation, named "Kuwait", believed to be responsible for the onset of arterial and bronchial strokes.
The researchers, Dr. Mihrez Jadoun and Dr. Ali Dashti, work at the department of medical lab sciences of Kuwait University's College of Allied Health.
They said they were able to isolate the mutated gene that secreted the fifth clotting agent that was believed to play a role in the onset of strokes of the arteries and lungs.
The gene mutation was named "Agent Five - Kuwait" in appreciation for the country that provided the team with the means to conduct their scientific studies and go on to register their discovery at the World Gene Bank.
Dashti told KUNA the gene mutation affected the fifth clotting agent, a protein naturally secreted by the liver, that allowing the clotting of blood when wounds were sustained by an individual and stops the flow of blood.
He said the most advanced microbiological technology was used to study the gene, saying the discovery of such mutations went a long way in understanding clinical conditions that could threaten the lives of carriers of these defected genes.
As for Jadoun, he told KUNA the number of people with different gene mutations varied from one race to the next, saying this motivated the team to research mutations in the Arab race.
Moreover, he said the team was embarked on proving two new natural theories that would place Kuwait in the forefront of countries in the scientific and medical fields.
KUNA (http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=955831)