'Rescue' mutations can protect liver from damage in patients with genetic disorder
Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...
Genetic analysis explains rare disease severity, points to possible treatment
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered why some patients with a rare genetic ...
10x Risk: Scientists Discover a Powerful Genetic Trigger for Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation in ITSN1 that increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease by up to tenfold, ...
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About One Billion People Are Deficient in Selenium. Genetic Engineering Could Change That
Hoping to stave off a global health crisis, scientists are breeding a new generation of crops that suck the mineral, which ...
Brit scientists find what causes one of world's rarest but cruellest conditions
It maybe one of the rarest conditions in the world, but Perrault syndrome can have devastating and heartbreaking effects on ...