Scientists granted $420,000 to test gene therapy for rare neurological disease
Childhood-onset striatonigral degeneration is a rare genetic disorder that robs children of the ability to walk and speak by ...
Targeting FGFR2 may prevent or delay some KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancers
In a recent study, precancerous pancreatic lesions and some pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors harboring KRAS ...
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Beam Therapeutics reports gene editing breakthrough
The field of gene editing recently got a major boost from Massachusetts-based Beam Therapeutics, and the company’s Durham ...
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FGFR2 identified as key driver in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer progression
Precancerous pancreatic lesions and some pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors harboring KRAS mutations had ...
Mutated blood cells define clinical risks in Langerhans cell histiocytosis
A nationwide team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of ...
Study implicates 60 genes in congenital heart disease, including some that that also contribute to related to disorders such as autism
A surprising mix of inherited and de novo mutations in 60 genes contribute to 10 percent of CHD cases. Many of these same ...
Integrating machine learning with total network controllability analysis to identify therapeutic targets for cancer treatment
By analysing huge amounts of biological data, the use of machine learning accelerates the identification of critical control ...
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Mutated blood cells define clinical risks in Langerhans cell histiocytosis, paving the way for better diagnosis and treatment
A nationwide team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of ...
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'Fish odor syndrome': A rare metabolic condition that makes sweat smell like rotten fish
Patients with trimethylaminuria, or "fish odor syndrome," make too much of a chemical with a strong fishy smell.