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One gene provides diagnoses for 30 patients whose condition was unexplained for years

An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite…

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Magnetically regulated gene therapy tech offers precise brain-circuit control

A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from…

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Gene therapy shows long-term benefit for patients with a rare pediatric brain disease

Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare progressive, genetic brain disease that primarily presents in young boys, causing loss of neurological…

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Research provides new insights into role of mechanical forces in gene expression

The genome inside each of our cells is modelled by tension and torsion — due in part to the activity…

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Why gene therapy for sickle cell is slow to catch on with patients By Reuters

By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she…

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Scientists discover gene responsible for rare, inherited eye disease

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal…

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Single-dose gene therapy is potentially life-changing for adults with hemophilia B

Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single…

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Researchers discover gene variants that determine speed of graying in horses

Scientists from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and Uppsala University in Sweden now understand…

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100x improvement in sight seen after gene therapy trial

The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in…

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Ancient gene gives spiders their narrow waist

An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two,…

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