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Genetic condition
A condition or illness caused by changes in a gene or genes, affecting the way the body looks, develops or works.
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I'd not been to a Cafe Scientifique event before and was a little unsure of what to expect. The Royal Brompton coffee shop setting did at first feel strange; I'm more used to discussions in lecture theatres where there is a clear distinction between audience and speaker... [Read More] |
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| 07 May 2013 - by |
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I know what they say about yesterday's news and today's chip paper but what I'm about to tell you is six months old and still a little way off as a headline... [Read More] |
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Robert Geoffrey Edwards, or 'Bob' as his colleagues and friends knew him, is one of the true giants of the 20th century... [Read More] |
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People with Marfan syndrome must be supported in starting families free of the disease |
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Marfan syndrome is a terrible disease. Families must have access to preimplantation genetic diagnosis to limit the genetic impact on their families in the future... [Read More] |
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Patients should get health risk gene information whether they want it or not, says report |
| 25 March 2013 - by |
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The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has published a report recommending that patients who have their genomes sequenced should automatically be told of incidental genetic findings.... [Read More] |
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| 18 March 2013 - by |
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The stump of Mandy's amputated left leg is one metre in circumference, the size of an old vinyl record. Mandy Sellars has a rare genetic condition that meant her legs continued to grow after the rest of her body stopped... [Read More] |
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Genetic mutation for mental retardation found in Amish community |
| 18 March 2013 - by |
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A genetic mutation linked to mental retardation has been identified in an Amish community in the USA.... [Read More] |
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Event Review: Personal Genetics - An Intersection Between Science, Society, and Policy |
| 11 March 2013 - by |
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In the decade since the human genome was first sequenced, the cost of reading a human genome has dropped from around US $100,000,000 to around US $6,000. In the past year the target has shifted from the '$1000 genome' to the '$0 genome'... [Read More] |
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Policing preimplantation genetic diagnosis: patients first please |
| 18 February 2013 - by |
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority recently announced plans to review the list of approved inherited conditions for which preimplantation genetic diagnosis is currently licensed to ensure that it is only available for conditions which meet the statutory requirements in the UK... [Read More] |
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| 18 February 2013 - by |
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A gene behind a rare bladder condition has been identified with potential implications for a far more common bladder problem affecting up to one percent of children... [Read More] |
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| 11 February 2013 - by |
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The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences' position paper on the 'Potential and Limits of "Individualised Medicine"' illustrates a concerning instance of public fear mongering based on factual mistakes and misinformation... [Read More] |
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German court case may put an end to a sperm donor's anonymity |
| 11 February 2013 - by |
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A regional appeals court in Hamm, Germany has ruled that a 22-year-old woman conceived via an anonymous sperm donor has a legal right to find out the identity of her biological father... [Read More] |
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| 04 February 2013 - by |
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In 2010, Professor Sir Robert Edwards was awarded a long overdue Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his the part he played in pioneering both the theory and practice of IVF. This conference focused on the kind of cutting-edge research that takes Professor Edwards' legacy forward... [Read More] |
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| 28 January 2013 - by |
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The second debate in the Progress Educational Trust's project 'When It Takes More Than Two' took place at University College London last week. The debate, 'Receiving: The Recipient Parent Perspective', focused on the views of those who have received donor gametes to begin their families.... [Read More] |
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| 14 January 2013 - by |
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People conceived by donor gametes in Canada do not have a right to access their progenitors' medical records or identities. To change this reality, Olivia Pratten brought litigation in October 2008 against the government of British Columbia, where she was donor-conceived about 30 years ago... [Read More] |
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| 07 January 2013 - by |
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How valuable are emerging biotechnologies? Of all the questions about the prospects of the life sciences, this is the one that UK policy makers seem most eager to answer... [Read More] |
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| 10 December 2012 - by |
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The UK Government has announced plans that will allow 100,000 NHS patients to have their whole genome sequenced over the next three to five years, as part of a move to boost economic growth in the life sciences industry... [Read More] |
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| 10 December 2012 - by |
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An average person carries roughly 400 potentially damaging mutations in their DNA, say geneticists... [Read More] |
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| 10 December 2012 - by |
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More sensitive prenatal testing of fetal DNA could improve the detection of genetic diseases, studies find... [Read More] |
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| 03 December 2012 - by |
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Mitochondrial replacement has been making the headlines this year, but understanding the science behind it is no small task. Cue a whiteboard, some marker pens and two informative narrators... [Read More] |
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Events using this Glossary Item
| Genetic Testing in the 21st Century: Should We Screen the Human Embryonic Genome before Implantation? |
| 08 March 2011 1.15pm-1.55pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT |
| A presentation by Dr Joyce Harper to mark International Women's Day... [Read More] |
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| Mutants and What to Do About Them |
| 09 February 2011 7.30pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, UK |
| The 2011 British Humanist Association/South Place Ethical Society Darwin Day Lecture, given by Armand Marie Leroi... [Read More] |
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