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Tackling disease
How is an understanding of human genes being used to improve the diagnosis of disease, develop new therapies and improve healthcare?
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The first patient to receive gene therapy for an incurable type of blindness was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford this week as part of a trial funded by the Health Innovation Challenge Fund. 31/10/11 From Developing therapies
For the first time, scientists have cleanly corrected a human gene mutation in a patient's stem cells. The result brings the possibility of patient-specific therapies closer tobecoming a reality. 13/10/11 From Treating disease
New findings are a major advance in our understanding of the inherited influences on blood pressure and offer potential targets for the prevention of heart disease and stroke - the biggest cause of death worldwide. 12/09/11 From Preventing disease
Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health have developed gene-therapy programmes that can successfully treat children born with an inability to fight infections, according to studies published in 'Science Translational Medicine'. 25/08/11 From Developing therapies
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A better understanding of the role of genes in the human body and in disease is suggesting new ways to tackle disease.
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An understanding of genetic contributions to disease will create new opportunities for us to safeguard our health.
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Studies of genes and proteins are leading to new diagnostic tools that can help detect disease earlier and with greater specificity.
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Genetics-based research is already leading to new therapies and to a greater understanding of how genetic variations influence response to drugs.
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