23andMe, Inc. today announced the launch of the Lupus Research Study in collaboration with Pfizer Inc. The companies aim to enroll 5,000 individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, into the ...
May 5, 2015
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Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cause a rare condition called Hirschsprung's disease. The findings add to an increasingly clear picture ...
Apr 3, 2015
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Being able to predict that a patient will adversely react to a drug that's meant to be treating them is a key aim of personalised medicine, and could help to improve the patient's overall treatment.
Jan 22, 2015
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Influenza has a long history of being one of the most deadly diseases to afflict humanity, but what exactly makes it so dangerous?
Jan 21, 2015
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US researchers have revealed the identity of molecules on the surface of cancer cells which allow the body's immune system to identify and destroy them.
Nov 24, 2014
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Doctors have long been mystified as to why HIV-1 rapidly sickens some individuals, while in others the virus has difficulties gaining a foothold. Now, a study of genetic variation in HIV-1 and in the cells it infects reported ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Scientists have discovered how a gene mutation can lead to diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body by mistake.
Nov 18, 2014
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Scores of autoimmune diseases afflicting one in 12 Americans—ranging from type 1 diabetes, to multiple sclerosis (MS), to rheumatoid arthritis, to asthma—mysteriously cause the immune system to harm tissues within our ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Among a group of 2,000 patients referred for evaluation of suspected genetic conditions, whole-exome sequencing provided a potential molecular diagnosis for 25 percent, including detection of a number of rare genetic events ...
Oct 19, 2014
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that the most common variant of the circulating protein apolipoprotein E, called apoE3, helps repair the lining of blood vessels. Individuals with another variant, ...
Sep 17, 2014
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