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Genetic test for asthma may improve treatment |
| 14 January 2013 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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Testing children with asthma for a variant in the beta-2 receptor gene may help clinicians determine the most suitable medication, especially in children who respond poorly to standard treatment... [Read More] |
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Researchers pinpoint gene fault causing deafness |
| 08 October 2012 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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US researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for the hearing loss that occurs with the condition Usher syndrome type I... [Read More] |
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Myriad Genetics: landmark ruling for gene patenting |
| 20 August 2012 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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In the latest instalment of a highly contested case, the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington DC upheld Myriad Genetics' right to patent two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2,which are associated with the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.... [Read More] |
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Under right conditions, IVF approaches birth rates of natural conception |
| 02 July 2012 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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For the first time, researchers in the USA have calculated cumulative success rates of infertility treatments that use IVF or assisted reproductive technologies (ART), and have showed that overall success rates come close to that of natural conception.... [Read More] |
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Myriad Genetics breast cancer gene patent ruling sent back to lower court |
| 02 April 2012 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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The US Supreme Court has ordered that the two gene patents held by Myriad Genetics be sent back to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to be re-examined... [Read More] |
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Largest human gene linked to cases of heart disease |
| 20 February 2012 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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A mutation in the largest human gene causes 25 percent of a type of inherited heart disease, according to scientists. The information could be incorporated into current genetic tests to provide early diagnosis and clinical intervention... [Read More] |
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Stem cell therapy may help angina patients |
| 18 July 2011 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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Researchers at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, have reported that the injection of stem cells into heart tissue can significantly improve the symptoms of those with severe angina. They found that exercise tolerance was increased and the number of pain episodes was halved, compared to those not given the injections.... [Read More] |
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Study highlights variation in human mutation rates |
| 20 June 2011 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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In the first direct measure of new mutation rates in humans, researchers have found that when parents pass their genes down to their children an average of 60 mutations are introduced into the genetic code during the process... [Read More] |
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New guidelines published for the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies |
| 21 March 2011 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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This week saw the culmination of an international effort to devise guidelines to strengthen and standardise the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies... [Read More] |
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Genetic clues to a self-healing skin cancer discovered by scientists |
| 14 March 2011 - by Dr Sarah Spain |
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An international collaborative team, including Cancer Research UK scientists from the University of Dundee, has uncovered the genetic cause of a rare type of skin cancer. The condition called Ferguson-Smith disease, is also known as multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE)... [Read More] |
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