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New ALS gene discovered: KIF5A
biospectrumasia
March 26, 2018
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge donations funded research toward this important discovery
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DNA Study Redefines Link Between the FTO “Obesity” Gene and Bodyweight
biospace
March 07, 2018
A new study published in the Journal of Obesity on March 1 has brought groundbreaking insights into how genetics affects weight gain
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MeiraGTx Earns EMA PRIME Designation for Achromatopsia Gene Therapy Candidate
biospace
March 05, 2018
A new gene therapy to treat a debilitating eye disorder is one step closer to regulatory approval in Europe
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BRCA gene mutation found not to impact survival
pharmafile
January 15, 2018
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are known to significantly increase the chances of a woman developing cancer and it was assumed that the disease in these women would be more aggressive
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Immunity to CRISPR Gene Editing poses a challenge, says a research
biospectrumasia
January 15, 2018
It says that many people may already be immune to the most widely used forms of CRISPR.
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Regeneron forms consortium to advance human gene sequencing
pharmaceutical-technology
January 11, 2018
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has formed a pre-competitive consortium with AbbVie, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Biogen and Pfizer to accelerate its gene sequencing project.
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Gene therapy helps child regrow 80% of skin
pharmafile
November 10, 2017
A young child has been brought back from the verge of death after an experimental combination of stem cell and gene therapy procedures managed to repair his badly damaged skin.
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Gene breakthrough on lithium treatment for bipolar disorder
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 09, 2017
According to international research led by the University of Adelaide, The reason for psychiatric patients don’t respond to the gold standard treatment for bipolar the drug lithium is...
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New gene identified responsible for Scoliosis and Bone Malformations
biospectrumasia
November 06, 2017
Unique collaboration between Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, CHU Sainte-Justine and McGill University leads to a publication in The American Journal of Human Genetics.
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Gene variant activity is notably variable between tissues
worldpharmanews
August 18, 2017
New study found that both genetic and epigenetic differences between the maternal and paternal allele contributed to the observed tissue-specific activity patterns, uncovering the first complete allelome.