Women with a faulty gene have a three to seven times greater risk of developing breast cancer and a higher risk of ovarian cancer.
At its meeting in Groton, Pfizer presented long-awaited data studying torcetrapib in 437 patients who have a faulty version of a gene that removes cholesterol from the body.
And if a faulty computer model leads a bank to make deals at too low a price, the problem is likely to afflict an entire series of trades, rather than just a single transaction.
For JPM seems to be suffering from internecine warfare, a faulty reporting systems, m a weak tracking ability on risk control and holes galore in its risk management edifice.
The broken down train's equipment for picking up power from overhead lines was faulty, a Greater Anglia spokesman said.
"When the BRCA2 gene is faulty, a cell's genetic information becomes increasingly unstable, making it more likely that cancer will develop, " he said.
Theories to explain the disaster include the explosion of a faulty torpedo in the bow and a collision with another submarine or old anti-shipping mine.
Mr Mallon said Ulster Secretary Peter Mandelson had made a "faulty judgement" and a "hasty decision" when he suspended the 10-week old power-sharing Executive last month.
Following the tragedy, an inquiry by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MIB) found that a faulty steering system on the RIB and a lack of basic equipment may have led to the incident.
The rocket launched without a hitch following a flawless countdown that came three days after a faulty valve on one of the rocket's engines forced a last-second postponement.
Keith Hayward, head of research at the Royal Aeronautical Society, said that if the issue is no longer about replacing a faulty battery, it raised the prospect of Boeing having to do a major re-design.
The Superdome's power company took the blame Friday for the Super Bowl blackout, saying the cause was a faulty device that had been installed in its switching gear to prevent a failure of electric cables leading to the stadium.
The Education Department blames a faulty computer system that the department itself had put in.
For some reason, Europeans find it less necessary to sue when a faulty product causes harm.
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Early trials have shown promise in treating sickle-cell anaemia, a disease caused by a faulty haemoglobin gene.
The bottom line is FHA uses a faulty econometric model that vastly underestimates defaults to forecast losses.
At Leicester Magistrates' Court, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the tractor had a faulty starter motor.
Lift production specialist Sven Hillman told the inquest the second floor lift door had a faulty locking mechanism.
The Russian docking mechanism had to be taken off the vehicle so a faulty switch could be replaced.
The dealership diagnosed it as a faulty valve body unit (mechatronic unit in VW speak) and replaced it.
Cecil Grant, 42, died after falling 16ft (4.8m) from an embankment near Clevedon while fixing a faulty camera.
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The toaster was not faulty but was a probable source of the fire.
Later he had to shut down the factory for two months after recalling a phone with a faulty keypad.
U.S. safety regulators say cracks in a circuit board can cause a faulty signal as the SUVs are being started.
The test could also help the one in 300 woman who carry a faulty gene known as BRCA1 or BRCA2.
At News Corporation's MySpace.com, the company creates blacklists of phony accounts to prevent people from clicking on a faulty link.
It is thought a faulty generator on the boat may have been responsible for the leak of carbon monoxide on Monday.
Sepa said the source of the smell is believed to be a faulty gas extraction system at the West Carron Landfill.
His method involves inserting the nucleus from an egg with faulty mitochondria into a donor egg that has had its nucleus removed.
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Researchers say it could help heart failure patients with a "conduction delay" -- in essence, a faulty electrical system in the heart.
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