Mutated DNA Restored to Normal in Gene Therapy Advance
The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely ...
Malicious jumping genes meet their match: Study reveals cell's adaptive piRNA defenses
Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. "Jumping genes" are one cause of mutations, ...
Using machine learning tools to detect gene mutations from leukemia cell images
Gene mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells can guide treatment options, and machine learning can rapidly guess the ...
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Breathing new life: Working toward an inhalable gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
Although cystic fibrosis is a single gene mutation, there are more than 1,000 different ways the CFTR gene can mutate in ...
Extreme mutation hotspot in bacteria discovered, with high mutation rates linked to transcriptional activation
A new study published in PLOS Genetics has identified an extreme mutational hotspot within the genome of Pseudomonas ...
'Rescue' mutations can protect liver from damage in patients with genetic disorder
Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...
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Lung Cancer Can Be Relapsed, Scientists Uncover ‘Hidden’ Gene Triggering This
Patients with lung adenocarcinoma typically carry a mutation in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) gene, making them ...
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Gene Therapy Tested in Mice Offers New Hope for People with Dravet Syndrome
By replacing the defective gene associated with Dravet syndrome in mice, scientists successfully alleviated symptoms without ...
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it
The new findings center on a subset of 22 participants who received amyloid-removing drugs the longest, on average eight ...
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First Clinical Proof of Genetic Mutation Correction for Rare Lung Disease
Early research shows a one-time gene therapy has potential for addressing both the liver and lung disease that patients with ...
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...