Sanofi's genetic disorder drug shows mixed results in late-stage trials

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday that its experimental genetic disorder ...

Depression, anxiety and other disorders may have the same genetic cause, study finds

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...
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Successful World First: Baby Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Disease is Now ‘Thriving’

Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Dr. Kiran Musunru crafted a bespoke treatment that has successfully corrected the genetic ...

Hotspots for genetic disease 'Celtic Curse' mapped across UK - grave health complications

Scientists have mapped the highest-risk areas for haemochromatosis, known as the 'Celtic Curse', with people from the Outer ...
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Huntington’s disease explained: Why THIS rare genetic brain disorder goes undiagnosed until it’s advanced

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

'Celtic curse' genetic disease hotspots revealed in UK and Ireland

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...
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Are eating disorders genetic? Here's the data

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren't a choice, they're serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone's risk of ...

Blocking a Cancer-Related Pathway Helps Reduce Spine Deformities Due to Genetic Disorder, Finds New Study

Researchers identify bone-forming cells as the driver of scoliosis caused by a genetic disorder, which can be prevented ...

People from northwest Ireland most likely to develop ‘Celtic Curse’ genetic disease, study finds

People from the northwest of Ireland have the highest risk in the British Isles of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

Protective mechanism discovered in female brain: Switched-off X chromosome can reactivate to reduce disease severity

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...