Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Related MedlinePlus Topic: Immune System and Disorders
UCSF researchers have successfully used protease inhibitors to restore to normal levels a key protein involved in early brain development. Reduced levels of that protein have been shown to cause the rare brain disorder lissencephaly, which is characterized by brain malformations, seizures, severe mental retardation and very early death in human infants.
Source: National Human Genome Research Institute Related MedlinePlus Topic: Melanoma
Genetic advance raises IVF hopes
Posted by donny_blitz 88 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Researchers have found a potential way to correct an inherited disorder affecting thousands of women.
Possible Genetic Link To Cause Of Pregnancy Loss And Disorders
Posted by jeni 120 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
Scientists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have published new findings about a cause of a condition at the root of genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome, pregnancy loss and infertility.
Scientists have a better understanding of what causes an abnormal number of chromosomes in offspring, a condition called aneuploidy that encompasses the most common genetic disorders in humans, such as Down syndrome, and is a leading cause of pregnancy loss. To pinpoint what goes awry in these cases, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U
Source: National Human Genome Research Institute Related MedlinePlus Topics: African-American Health, High Blood Pressure
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope For Lung Fibrosis Patients
Posted by mittan 134 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Might help those with advanced disease buy time until transplant, study shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Genes and Gene Therapy, Pulmonary Fibrosis
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