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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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Sequencing all 24 human chromosomes uncovers rare disorders
Study from NIH may help improve prenatal genetic screening...
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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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New genetic analysis reveals early diagnosis for breast cancer
Researchers have shown that catching and treating breast cancer before it spreads is now a realistic goal...
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Improved analysis of kidney cancer
A research team have discovered that in the Cancer Genome Atlas database the gene expression in reference samples differs from normal tissue, depending on where in the kidney the samples happen to have been taken from...
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NIH accelerates the use of genomics in clinical care
The National Institutes of Health is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care...
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CRISPR identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used CRISPR to stop the expression of individual genes in cancer cells, by knocking out every known protein-encoding gene in the human genome...
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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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Largest genome-wide study of lung cancer susceptibility conducted
A new study conducted by an international team of lung cancer researchers have identified new genetic variants for lung cancer risk.
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Hidden herpes virus may play key role in MS and other brain disorders
The ubiquitous human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain's ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple sclerosis.
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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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Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to eczema
NIH-supported research suggests potential treatment strategy following the identification of single-gene mutations that lead to eczema.
