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Improving gene therapy with tiny bubbles

May 5, 2023
With Moderna Inc. global fellowship award, CWRU School of Medicine researchers hope to develop process that overcomes challenge of targeting diseased cells.
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Yale-led team creates comprehensive resource for impact of genomic variants

April 18, 2023
These advances will allow researchers and clinicians to better interpret potential disease-causing variants in an individual, connecting them to regulatory sites, nearby genes...
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Genetic causes of three previously unexplained rare diseases identified

March 17, 2023
A computational approach developed by Mount Sinai researchers helps identify previously unknown genetic causes of primary lymphedema, thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital...
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Researchers identify novel genes that may increase risk for schizophrenia

March 15, 2023
Largest known study of its kind also shows risk is shared across ethnicities.
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NIH software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand

Feb. 17, 2023
Software opens the door for a greater number of complete genome sequences.
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Massive international study uncovers genes involved in heart disease

Dec. 28, 2022
Scientists link dozens of new genome sites to coronary artery disease risk and pioneer a powerful method for illuminating the biological roots of common disease.
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CHOP researchers identify potential genetic variants linked to increased cancer risk in children with birth defects

Dec. 1, 2022
Study on understudied non-chromosomal birth defects provides information critical to potential early detection of malignant tumors.
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Genetic sequencing could be key to containing future COVID-19 variant outbreaks

Oct. 11, 2022
Study shows travel bans, relying on estimates of disease severity are largely ineffective at containing COVID-19 variants at source.
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Gene therapy rapidly improves night vision in adults with congenital blindness, Penn study finds

Oct. 11, 2022
Patients’ low-light sensitivity improved by factors of thousands in a clinical trial.