The current COVID-19 pandemic has become a major global public health problem with almost one and a half million cases and tens of thousands of deaths until now. Genetics is playing a leading role in the identification, management and treatment of diseases. This article details the importance of genetics as a science to face the global threat of COVID-19, from different approaches. The contributions that genetics have had and will continue to have in the identification of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, in the development of new diagnostic techniques, in the prevention of infections and development of severe symptoms, as well as in the design of vaccines and in the proposal and evaluation of treatments for COVID-19.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has become a major global public health problem with almost one and a half million cases and tens of thousands of deaths until now. Genetics is playing a leading role in the identification, management and treatment of diseases. This article details the importance of genetics as a science to face the global threat of COVID-19, from different approaches. The contributions that genetics have had and will continue to have in the identification of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, in the development of new diagnostic techniques, in the prevention of infections and development of severe symptoms, as well as in the design of vaccines and in the proposal and evaluation of treatments for COVID-19.

Objective: To analyze the association that PTPN1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs941798 and rs914458 have with type 2 diabetes in Peruvian families from Lima. Materials and methods: Twenty-three (23) families consisting of three members each were recruited at the Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Peripheral blood samples were collected to obtain the DNA, and then the allele and genotype frequencies of the SNPs. SNP genotyping was performed using the sequencing method. The family-based analysis of the association between SNPs and type 2 diabetes was conducted using the family-based association test (FBAT) program. Results: Three (3) possible genotypes were observed for each SNP, i.e. rs941798 (A>G) and rs914458 (G>C). In one of the assessed models, the family-based association tests showed at the allele level that allele A of SNP rs941798 is associated with type 2 d...

Identifica acciones gubernamentales relacionadas al desarrollo e implementación de la biotecnología en salud en Perú entre el 28 de julio de 2016 y el 28 de julio de 2021. Se identificó un creciente interés gubernamental en impulsar el desarrollo e implementación de la biotecnología en salud en Perú a través de políticas, mayor financiamiento y una mayor representación de la comunidad científica en el periodo de estudio. Sin embargo, el estadio de la biotecnología en salud, así como del sistema de ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI) sigue presentando indicadores por debajo del promedio regional y global. En particular, se halló que mientras que la inversión en CTI por parte del gobierno central, a pesar de la tendencia ascendente, se mantuvo por debajo del 0.02% del PBI peruano, cuando el promedio de Latinoamérica y el Caribe era ya de 0.67% del PBI para el 2018, mi...

Estudia la asociación del SNP rs3749166 con la diabetes tipo 2 en una muestra peruana. Este estudio incluyó a 264 individuos (67 pacientes diagnosticados con diabetes tipo 2 y 197 controles). Se identificaron los genotipos mediante la técnica de análisis de alta resolución de fusión. Para determinar las asociaciones de genotipos con la diabetes tipo 2, utilizamos las proporciones de probabilidades de los modelos de regresión logística ajustados y en crudo. Se encontró 2 alelos (A>G) con frecuencias similares. La frecuencia del alelo menos común fue de 0.44 y 0.43 para el grupo control y paciente, respectivamente. También se encontraron 3 genotipos (A/G > A/A > G/G), en equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg, en ambos grupos; sin embargo, el rs3749166 no mostró ninguna asociación significativa con la diabetes tipo 2, ya sea en los modelos en crudo o ajustado. En conclusión, el SNP rs3...