As New Data Wave Begins, a Gene Study in One Disease Discovers Mutations in an Unrelated Disease
Article by: Chop Press; July 20, 2011
Harnessing the new generation of rapid, highly accurate gene-sequencing techniques, Gholson Lyon and colleagues have identified the disease-causing mutation in a newly characterized rare genetic disease, by analyzing DNA from just a few individuals
Article by: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News; June 28, 2011
In a novel approach that works around the gene defect in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, an inherited immune deficiency disorder, researchers used an alternative cell signaling pathway to significantly improve immune function in a 13-year-old boy with the disease.
Article by: Science Daily; April 14, 2011
In the decade since the Human Genome Project produced the first map of DNA sequences in the human genome, scientists throughout the world have combed through genome data to identify genes and gene variants that cause human disease. A new study suggests that researchers may need to broaden their search farther afield to pinpoint rare but powerful disease-causing mutations.
Article by: Science Centric; January 26, 2011