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Cytokine molecules unearth development of progressive MS
Scientists have uncovered two closely related cytokines molecules involved in cell communication that explain why some people develop progressive MS...
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Gene testing
Gene testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins.
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Genetic testing leads to response in MET fusion lung cancer
Researchers have identified a rare fusion involving the gene MET leading researchers to treat the cancer with a targeted therapy...
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CRISPR gives new insight into autoimmune disorders
Researchers have used a modified version of the gene-editing technique CRISPR in search for gene activators...
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GIST tumours linked to NF1 mutations
Researchers have determined that a specific region of the duodenal-jejunal flexure, shows a high frequency of gastrointestinal stromal tumours with mutations of the NF1 gene...
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Genetic testing may detect childhood epilepsy
Specific genetic factors have been found to be the cause of epilepsy in 40 percent of patients evaluated with seizures...
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Researchers find new genes link to arthritis in bone marrow lesions
Researchers have found a pattern of genes which is characteristic of osteoarthritis and may be a step towards better treatments for this condition.
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Two new genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk
Researchers have identified two genes that influence a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Genetic DJ: Growing cells remix their genes
Moving genes about could help cells to respond to change according to scientists at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK and the Weizmann Institute, Israel.
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Ryboquin raises £1.8m for drug development in gene therapy
This latest funding round attracts two prominent new investors; Brian Kennedy and Sir Brian Souter.
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Dynamic DNA helps ward off gene damage
MRC-funded researchers have identified properties in DNA’s protective structure that could transform the way scientists think about the human genome.
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Screening for genetic diseases & chromosomal defects with a single biopsy
Couples who are undergoing pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to avoid transmission of inherited diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or cystic fibrosis, should also have their embryos screened for abnormal numbers of chromosomes at the same time, say Italian researchers.
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Western diet increases Alzheimer’s pathology in predisposed mice
Obese mice with a particular version of a gene strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in humans show increased Alzheimer's pathology, according to new research published in eNeuro.
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CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations
As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome.
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Breakthrough in better understanding of acute myeloid leukaemia
A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues
1-2% of the US population have psoriasis, an immune-mediated disease that causes red, patchy and scaly marks on the skin.
