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Latest Tay Sachs Disease News and Research

U-M researchers reveal how a mutated protein acts as risk factor in Parkinson’s disease
In about a fifth of the cases of Parkinson’s disease, look to a small, malfunctioning protein in the lysosome as a risk factor, say University of Michigan researchers.
Using genetic screening for selecting the 'best' embryo in IVF
Each year, tens of thousands of babies are born in the United States as the result of IVF (in vitro fertilization) – where several eggs are fertilized outside the mother's body and then an embryo is selected for transfer into her womb.
A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children
A study aiming to develop a new therapeutic technique could bring a revolution in our approach to treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome, a disorder that affects children as young as 2 years old and leads to childhood dementia and premature death.

News Feed: Sandhoff

Latest Sandhoff Disease News and Research

A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children
A study aiming to develop a new therapeutic technique could bring a revolution in our approach to treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome, a disorder that affects children as young as 2 years old and leads to childhood dementia and premature death.
New drug lures stem cells to damaged tissue, improves treatment efficacy
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have created a drug that can lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment efficacy--a scientific first and major advance for the field of regenerative medicine.
Gene therapy is the best stratagem to impact the course of GM2 gangliosidosis
Since its clinical description in 1881, Tay-Sachs disease has had almost totemic significance as a cruel and relentless genetic condition that destroys the developing brain of babies and young children.

News Feed: Canavan Disease

Latest Canavan Disease (Leukodystrophies) News and Research

Human stem cells show promise against fatal children's diseases
Scientists have used human stem cells to dramatically improve the condition of mice with a neurological condition similar to a set of diseases in children that are invariably fatal, according to an article in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell.

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News Feed: DNA Science

Geneticist Ricki Lewis blogs from the cutting edge of genomics, including genetic testing, stem cells, gene therapy and more.

OrganEx Revives Pigs an Hour After Death, Holding Promise for Transplants

Transplant medicine could take a giant leap forward if donor organs could soak up oxygen for longer and decay delayed. A technology…

The post OrganEx Revives Pigs an Hour After Death, Holding Promise for Transplants appeared first on DNA Science.
Did a Virus Type Used in Gene Therapy Cause the Recent Wave of Hepatitis in Kids?

The last thing the field of gene therapy needs is another setback. Two studies, not yet peer-reviewed, point to adeno-associated virus (AAV)…

The post Did a Virus Type Used in Gene Therapy Cause the Recent Wave of Hepatitis in Kids? appeared first on DNA Science.
From Doodle Dogs to COVID: On the Meaning of Wild Type

Zeke, shown here retrieving a stick from the surf at Lambert’s Cove, Martha’s Vineyard, is an aussiedoodle – a cross between an…

The post From Doodle Dogs to COVID: On the Meaning of Wild Type appeared first on DNA Science.

News Feed: Gangliosidosis-1

Latest Gangliosidosis News and Research

Gene therapy is the best stratagem to impact the course of GM2 gangliosidosis
Since its clinical description in 1881, Tay-Sachs disease has had almost totemic significance as a cruel and relentless genetic condition that destroys the developing brain of babies and young children.
New gene therapy shows promising results for treating neurodegenerative disorders
A new gene therapy approach designed to replace the enzyme that is deficient in patients with the inherited neurodegenerative disorders Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases successfully delivered the therapeutic gene to the brains of treated mice, restored enzyme function, and extended survival by about 2.5-fold.
Researchers devise new genetic technique for IVF embryos
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have devised a new technique, which helps couples that are affected by or are carriers of genetic diseases have in vitro fertilized babies free of both the disease in question and other chromosomal abnormalities. The results were reported in the April issue of Fertility and Sterility.

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