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New Target Identified for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
April 3, 2011 Scientists have identified a mutation in the DDR2 gene that may indicate which patients with squamous cell lung cancer will respond to ... > full story -
Single Gene Defect Causes Brain Tumor
March 15, 2011 Scientists have shown in mice that a defect in a single gene, which is involved in cellular signaling, is sufficient to cause a dangerous brain ... > full story -
ADAM-12 Gene Could Hold Key to Cancer, Arthritis and Cardiac Treatments
March 8, 2011 ADAM-12 is not only the name of a 1970s television police drama -- it's also the gene that researchers believe could be an important element in the fight against cancer, arthritis, and cardiac ... > full story -
A Novel Prognostic Marker for Biliary Atresia
March 8, 2011 A research team from China characterized the differentially expressed gene profiles in livers from biliary atresia (BA) patients. They found that RRAS gene and its related MAPK pathway are important ... > full story -
Genetic Pathways Involved in Breast Cancer Identified
March 3, 2011 Using recent advances in genomics, researchers have uncovered a genetic pathway that affects the development of breast cancer, work that could help predict which patients are at risk of relapse for ... > full story -
Nanomedicine: Gene Fuelled Transporter Causes Breast Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct
February 27, 2011 Scientists have shown that they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells causing them to self-destruct, using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system, according to new ... > full story -
Gene Therapy: Save Messengers -- Modified mRNAs Open Up New Therapeutic Possibilities
February 7, 2011 Gene therapy holds great promise for the cure of many diseases but synthetic DNA sequences which are introduced directly into the genome bear a significant risk of cancer. Researchers have now ... > full story -
New Anti-HIV Gene Therapy Makes T-Cells Resistant to HIV Infection
January 26, 2011 An innovative genetic strategy for rendering T-cells resistant to HIV infection without affecting their normal growth and activity is described in a new research ... > full story -
Caffeine Energizes Cells, Boosting Virus Production for Gene Therapy Applications
January 25, 2011 Give caffeine to cells engineered to produce viruses used for gene therapy and the cells can generate three- to eight-times more virus, according to a new ... > full story -
Embryonic Stem Cells Help Deliver 'Good Genes' in a Model of Inherited Blood Disorder
January 10, 2011 Researchers report a gene therapy strategy that improves the condition of a mouse model of an inherited blood disorder, beta-thalassemia. Some of the stem cell lines do not inherit the disease gene ... > full story
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