News tagged with chromosomal abnormality


Breakthrough for IVF?

Elsevier today announced the publication of a recent study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online on 5-day old human blastocysts showing that those with an abnormal chromosomal composition can be identified by the rate at whic ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sampling of embryonic DNA after IVF without biopsy

New study published in Reproductive Biomedicine Online shows that fluid-filled cavity in 5-day old human blastocysts may contain DNA from the embryo, allowing diagnosis of genetic disease without a biopsy

Medical research created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High mortality, morbidity with early-onset scoliosis surgery

(HealthDay)—Surgery for patients with early-onset scoliosis is associated with an 18 percent mortality rate and an 84 percent complication rate, according to research published in the Feb. 15 issue of Spine.

Surgery created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study revises colorectal cancer risk down and other cancer risks up for women with Lynch Syndrome

Lynch Syndrome is a heritable genetic mutation that causes colorectal, endometrial and other cancers. A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month's issue of the Journal of ...

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new mechanism that contributes to the evolution of cancer

Cancer arises from the accumulation of mutations and structural changes in chromosomes, which in some cases give rise to combinations that favour the growth or expansion of the disease. In this context, chromosomes tend to ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study points to a safer, better test for chromosomal defects in the fetus

A noninvasive, sequencing-based approach for detecting chromosomal abnormalities in the developing fetus is safer and more informative in some cases than traditional methods, according to a study published ...

Genetics created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intensified chemotherapy shows promise for children with very high risk form of leukemia

Young patients with an aggressive form of leukemia who are likely to relapse after chemotherapy treatment can significantly reduce those odds by receiving additional courses of chemotherapy, suggest the findings of a clinical ...

Cancer created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Positive early results in clinical trial of leukaemia vaccine

Early results of a trial to treat leukaemia with a WT1 DNA vaccine, has shown robust vaccine-specific antibody responses in all vaccinated patients evaluated to date.

Cancer created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Clinical trial delivers good results in leukemia patients

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) researchers Michael Deininger, M.D., Ph.D., and Thomas O'Hare, Ph.D., were part of a team that found a potent oral drug, ponatinib, effective in patients who have developed resistance to standard ...

Cancer created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ponatinib acts against the most resistant types of chronic myeloid leukemia

A previously invincible mutation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been thwarted by an investigational drug in a phase I clinical trial reported in the current edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Extra chromosome 21 removed from Down syndrome cell line

(Medical Xpress)—University of Washington scientists have succeeded in removing the extra copy of chromosome 21 in cell cultures derived from a person with Down syndrome, a condition in which the body's ...

Medical research created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New assessment reveals value of second embryo biopsy for women of advanced maternal age

An elegant new study confirms that the most commonly used method of screening for embryo abnormalities following in vitro fertilization (IVF) does accurately predict the success of embryo transplantation for younger women, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whole genome sequencing of de novo balanced rearrangements in prenatal diagnosis

Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of three prenatal samples provided a detailed map of the locations of their chromosomal abnormalities in 14 days, scientists reported today at the American Society of Human Genetics ...

Genetics created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA harms human reproduction by damaging chromosomes, disrupting egg development

A Washington State University researcher has found new evidence that the plastic additive BPA can disrupt women's reproductive systems, causing chromosome damage, miscarriages and birth defects.

Medical research created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New study documents women's experiences with chromosome abnormalities found in new prenatal test

(Medical Xpress)—We often hear that "knowledge is power." But, that isn't always the case, especially when the knowledge pertains to the health of an unborn child, with murky implications, at best. A new study, led by researchers ...

Genetics created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast