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Women With Multiple Sclerosis More Likely to Have MS-Related Gene Than Men
January 5, 2011 — Women who have multiple sclerosis are more likely to have a gene associated with multiple sclerosis than men with the disease and it is this gene region where environment interacts with the genetics, ... > full story -
Faster, Scalable Method for Producing AAV-Based Gene Transfer Vectors
January 5, 2011 — A new, simplified method for producing large amounts of viral vector cassettes capable of shuttling genes into host cells will help advance the promising field of gene therapy as applications move ... > full story -
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Scientists Closer to Finding Treatment for Life-Threatening Hereditary Disease
January 4, 2011 — Scientists have reported encouraging results in a new gene-based therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which at present has no known cure and affects one in 3,000 young ... > full story -
Virus-Based Gene Therapy for Metastatic Kidney Cancer Developed
December 15, 2010 — Researchers have developed a novel virus-based gene therapy for renal cell carcinoma that has been shown to kill cancer cells not only at the primary tumor site but also in distant tumors not ... > full story -
No Phenylketonuria in Certain Plants: PAH Gene Found to Be Present in Plants as Well as Animals
December 14, 2010 — Phenylketonuria is the most common metabolic disease in humans. It occurs when the so-called PAH gene is defective, thus preventing the amino acid phenylalanine from being metabolized to the amino ... > full story -
Trio of Drugs May Combat 'Triple Negative' Breast Cancer
December 10, 2010 — Working with cell cultures and mouse models, researchers have tested a cocktail of three drugs that holds promise for treating so-called triple negative breast ... > full story -
Gene Knockout Shows Potential for Diabetes-Related Heart Failure
December 9, 2010 — Silencing the TLR4 gene can stop the process which may lead to cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients. Researchers carried out a series of in vitro tests which demonstrated that TLR4 plays a ... > full story -
Researchers Identify Gene Tied to Extremely Rare Disorder That Causes Inflammation and Loss of Fat
December 1, 2010 — Researchers have identified a gene responsible for a rare disease that results in severe joint stiffness, muscle loss, anemia and panniculitis-induced lipodystrophy, or JMP ... > full story -
Gene Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma in Mice Produces Complete Remission
November 18, 2010 — Cancer researchers report a potent anti-tumor gene introduced into mice with metastatic melanoma has resulted in permanent immune reconfiguration and produced a complete remission of their ... > full story -
Personalized Medicine: Tumor Analysis Reveals New Opportunities for Existing Cancer Drugs
November 16, 2010 — Targeted cancer therapies such as trastuzumab (Herceptin), gefitinib (Iressa) and erlotinib (Tarceva) could be used to treat a wider range of cancers than previously thought, according to new ... > full story
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