Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of lipids, such as ceramide, that yield sphingosine or its derivatives upon hydrolysis.
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- noun biochemistry Any
lipid , such assphingomyelin , that is derived fromsphingosine or one of itsderivatives
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Gamma-tocopherol or combinations of vitamin E forms induce cell death in human prostate cancer cells by interrupting sphingolipid synthesis.
Craig Cooper: The Real Facts About Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer Craig Cooper 2011
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In particular we propose that the well-known clusters of Ashkenazi genetic diseases, the sphingolipid cluster and the DNA repair cluster in particular, increase intelligence in heterozygotes.
Vacuity of ID: Dembski Channeling Colbert? - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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The authors "make pretty much all of the classic mistakes in interpreting heritability," said Dr. Andrew Clark, a population geneticist at Cornell University, and the argument that the sphingolipid gene variants are associated with intelligence, he said, is "far-fetched."
Archive 2005-06-05 Steve Sailer 2005
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The sphingolipid-storage diseases, Tay-Sachs, Gaucher's and Niemann-Pick, all involve extra growth and branching of the protuberances that connect nerve cells together.
Archive 2005-05-29 Steve Sailer 2005
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As to how the disease mutations might affect intelligence, the Utah researchers cite evidence that the sphingolipid disorders promote the growth and interconnection of brain cells.
Archive 2005-06-05 Steve Sailer 2005
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Dr. Slatkin, though favoring a founder effect over all, said he agreed with the Utah team that this would not account for the cluster of sphingolipid diseases.
Archive 2005-06-05 Steve Sailer 2005
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Unlike many speculations, it makes a testable prediction: that people who carry one of the sphingolipid or other Ashkenazic disease mutations should do better than average on I.Q. tests.
Nicholas Wade in New York Times on the Cochran-Hardy-Harpending Theory of Ashkenazi IQ Steve Sailer 2005
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As to how the disease mutations might affect intelligence, the Utah researchers cite evidence that the sphingolipid disorders promote the growth and interconnection of brain cells.
Nicholas Wade in New York Times on the Cochran-Hardy-Harpending Theory of Ashkenazi IQ Steve Sailer 2005
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The authors "make pretty much all of the classic mistakes in interpreting heritability," said Dr. Andrew Clark, a population geneticist at Cornell University, and the argument that the sphingolipid gene variants are associated with intelligence, he said, is "far-fetched."
Nicholas Wade in New York Times on the Cochran-Hardy-Harpending Theory of Ashkenazi IQ Steve Sailer 2005
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Dr. Slatkin, though favoring a founder effect over all, said he agreed with the Utah team that this would not account for the cluster of sphingolipid diseases.
Nicholas Wade in New York Times on the Cochran-Hardy-Harpending Theory of Ashkenazi IQ Steve Sailer 2005
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