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Zinc Fingers: A New Tool in the Fight Against Huntington's Disease
October 10, 2012 — Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited genetic disorder caused by the multiple repetition of a DNA sequence (the nucleotides CAG) in the gene encoding a protein called "Huntingtin". People who do ... > full story -
Can Gene Therapy Cure Fatal Diseases in Children?
September 5, 2012 — That low bone density causes osteoporosis and a risk of fracture is common knowledge. But an excessively high bone density is also harmful. The most serious form of excessively high bone density is a ... > full story -
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Promising New Drug Target Discovered for Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure
August 25, 2012 — A promising new drug target for the treatment and prevention of heart failure has been ... > full story -
Elusive Gene That Causes a Form of Blindness from Birth Dlscovered
July 29, 2012 — Researchers have isolated an elusive human gene that causes a common form of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a relatively rare but devastating form of early-onset blindness. The new LCA gene is ... > full story -
New Gene Mutation Associated With Congenital Myopathy
July 25, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a new cause of congenital myopathy: a mutation in a previously uncharacterized ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Holds Promise for Reversing Congenital Hearing Loss
July 25, 2012 — A new gene therapy approach can reverse hearing loss caused by a genetic defect in a mouse model of congenital deafness, according to a preclinical study. The findings present a promising therapeutic ... > full story -
New Gene Therapy Strategy Boosts Levels of Deficient Protein in Friedreich’s Ataxia
July 25, 2012 — A novel approach to gene therapy that instructs a person’s own cells to produce more of a natural disease-fighting protein could offer a solution to treating many genetic disorders. The method ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Treatment Extends Lives of Mice With Fatal Disease
July 16, 2012 — Scientists have found that introducing a missing gene into the central nervous system could help extend the lives of patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) -- the leading genetic cause of ... > full story -
Transforming Cancer Into a Manageable Illness With Multi-Drug Approach
July 11, 2012 — A new, multi-drug approach to treatment could make many cancers manageable, if not curable, illnesses by overcoming resistance to certain drug treatments, a new study suggests. The findings suggest ... > full story -
Melanoma-Promoting Gene Discovered
July 10, 2012 — Black skin cancer, also known as melanoma, is particularly aggressive and becoming increasingly common in Switzerland. Despite intensive research, however, there is still no treatment. Researchers ... > full story
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