Medical research
Gene therapy for blood disorders
Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us.
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Oncology & Cancer
New genes associated with breast cancer risk
Only a small percentage of breast cancer cases can be linked to heredity, and many of the genes with ties to the disease are unknown.
Jun 26, 2018
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Genetics
Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk
Therapeutic use of gene editing with the CRISPR-Cas9 technique may inadvertently increase the risk of cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and the University of Helsinki, Finland, published ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Genetics
Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders
In a landmark study that could lead to new therapies for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders, UNSW Sydney-led researchers have used CRISPR gene editing to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells ...
Apr 2, 2018
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Genetics
Genome therapy could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders
Genome therapy with beneficial natural mutation could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders
Jul 17, 2017
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Medical research
Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease
A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now has enough properly working red blood cells to dodge the effects of the disorder, researchers report.
Mar 1, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers take step toward gene therapy for sickle cell disease
A team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has used a gene-editing tool known as CRISPR to repair the gene that causes sickle cell disease in human stem cells, which they say is a key step toward ...
Nov 7, 2016
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Genetics
Scientists edit gene mutations in inherited form of anemia
A Yale-led research team used a new gene editing strategy to correct mutations that cause thalassemia, a form of anemia. Their gene editing technique provided corrections to the mutations and alleviated the disease in mice, ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Medical research
Genome engineering paves the way for sickle cell cure
A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease in stem cells from the blood of ...
Oct 12, 2016
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Genetics
Got eczema? It may just be bad evolutionary luck, study finds
Some genetic diseases persist for generation after generation because the genes that cause them can benefit human health.
Oct 5, 2016
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