Autor: Clinical genetics
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Blood and gene tests predict Alzheimer’s symptoms three to six years ahead
Columbia University researchers have identified a way to help predict when people at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s are likely to develop their first symptoms, a finding that could help physicians decide when to prescribe preventive treatments cur…
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Two newly implicated genes reveal why some patients’ cilia cannot clear mucus in the lungs
Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving, such as clearing mucus in the lungs so it can be coughed out.
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Two newly implicated genes reveal why some patients’ cilia cannot clear mucus in the lungs
Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving, such as clearing mucus in the lungs so it can be coughed out.
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Gene editing advance shows promise as long-lasting treatment for rare liver disease
Researchers have taken an important step toward solving one of the biggest challenges in gene therapy for children with metabolic liver disorders: growth itself. As a child’s liver grows, some gene therapies that once worked can gradually lose their ef…
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Gene editing advance shows promise as long-lasting treatment for rare liver disease
Researchers have taken an important step toward solving one of the biggest challenges in gene therapy for children with metabolic liver disorders: growth itself. As a child’s liver grows, some gene therapies that once worked can gradually lose their ef…
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Antiviral defense gained at the cost of autoimmunity risk, study shows
Why do genetic variants that increase the risk of autoimmune disease remain so common in the population?
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Antiviral defense gained at the cost of autoimmunity risk, study shows
Why do genetic variants that increase the risk of autoimmune disease remain so common in the population?
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New brain atlas shows neurons don’t inherit their identity—they build it in their first hours of life
A brain contains hundreds or thousands of different kinds of neurons, each with its own shape, connections and function. Yet all of them arise from a comparatively small pool of dividing neural stem cells. How does a newly-born cell know what kind of n…
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New brain atlas shows neurons don’t inherit their identity—they build it in their first hours of life
A brain contains hundreds or thousands of different kinds of neurons, each with its own shape, connections and function. Yet all of them arise from a comparatively small pool of dividing neural stem cells. How does a newly-born cell know what kind of n…
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The brain’s blood vessels may hold a key to Alzheimer’s—and protection from it
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among older adults, particularly for those who know they carry a high-risk gene that magnifies their odds. But even many people with this gene—APOE ε4—dodge the disease and stay mentally sharp int…