Genetic medicine unit now seeing 800 new cases a year in bid to prevent inherited cancers 6:00am Thursday 16th May 2013 in News By Barry Nelson, Health Editor A GENETIC medicine expert has revealed that a regional breast and ovarian cancer prevention unit set up nearly a decade ago is now seeing 800 new referrals a year. Dr Paul Brennan, director of the Northern Genetic Service, said referrals of women who have an increased risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer had steadily increased since the service was established at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough in 2004. “It was a trickle at first but we are now getting 800 new referrals a year of women with a family history of mainly breast, ovarian and colon cancer,” said Dr Brennan, who also works at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. Continue reading
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Simple and inexpensive method to cut DNA could transform genetic medicine
A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes in order to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS. Discovered last year by Jennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of California, Berkeley, and Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine-Sweden, the technique was labeled a “tour de force” in a 2012 review in the journal Nature Biotechnology. That review was based solely on the team’s June 28, 2012, Science paper, in which the researchers described a new method of precisely targeting and cutting DNA in bacteria. Continue reading
Concepts In Genetic Medicine – Video
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Immune System Changes May Drive Aggressiveness of Recurrent Tumors
The traditional view of recurrent tumors is that they are resistant to therapy because they've acquired additional genetic mutations that make them more aggressive and impervious to drugs. Now, however, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania show in an animal model that the enhanced aggressiveness of recurrent tumors may be due to changes in the body's … Continue reading
Genetic Variations Cause Diabetes
Researchers have discovered three uncommon genetic variants that influence the production of insulin. The finding, published in the journal Nature Genetics, could help uncover the genetic factors that cause diabetes. Diabetes is a disease which occurs when someone has very high blood sugar levels due to the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the bodies cells not responding to insulin … Continue reading
Autism Cures Promised by DNA Testers Belied by Regulators
April Hauge, a nurse practitioner in Weimar, California, spent $500 on a genetic test for her autistic son in 2009 that led to purchasing thousands of dollars in vitamins and supplements. Impressed with the results, she’s now selling advice on the approach to others. Continue reading
Concepts in Genetic – Video
Concepts in Genetic Buy from Amazon CA Site www.amazon.ca Product Description Concepts in Genetic This book delivers a collection of organized and succinct reviews in the field of therapeutic genetic medicine presented by a carefully selected group of top experts. Continue reading
Hundreds Of Genetic Mutations Linked To Autism
There are literally hundreds of mutated genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), researchers from the Seaver Autism Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reported in the journal Neuron. The scientists explained that genomic technology has completely transformed gene discovery and the understanding of autism. A technology called HTS (high-throughput sequencing) has … Continue reading
New Findings in the Search for Genetic Clues to Insulin Production
A cutting-edge genomic analysis method has helped researchers track new genetic contributors relevant to diabetes. The results provide a first example that the new tool can help decipher many complex diseases such as obesity and cancer. Continue reading
Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer
Researchers have identified three new genetic “hotspots” linked to colorectal cancer. These variants provide new insight into the biology of colorectal cancer — and could represent new therapeutic targets for the disease. Continue reading
3 new genetic links to colorectal cancer
( Vanderbilt University Medical Center ) Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic “hotspots” linked to colorectal cancer. These variants, reported Dec. 23 in an Advanced Online Publication in Nature Genetics, provide new insight into the biology of colorectal cancer — and could represent new therapeutic targets for the disease. Continue reading
Genetic clues to insulin production: Genomic analysis method helps track genetic contributors relevant to diabetes
A cutting-edge genomic analysis method has helped researchers track new genetic contributors relevant to diabetes. The results provide a first example that the new tool can help decipher many complex diseases such as obesity and cancer. Continue reading
Canadians answer call to share genetic data
When researchers asked volunteers to put their genomes online in order to build a genetic and medical storehouse, the response was overwhelming Continue reading
Major source of evolutionary differences among species uncovered
A new study could help explain why humans are susceptible to diseases not found in other species. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine researchers have uncovered a genetic basis for fundamental differences between humans and other vertebrates. Continue reading
Rogers Textbook of – Video
Rogers Textbook of Buy from Amazon CA Site www.amazon.ca Product Description Rogers Textbook of Rogers' Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, Fourth Edition continues the tradition of this classic text mdash;detailed discussions of the scientific principles of pediatric critical care translated into practical clinical applications. Continue reading
DNA Disruptors: Our Genetic Future (Pt. 3)
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DNA Disruptors: Our Genetic Future (Pt. 2)
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Genetic Mutations Lead To Autism And Other Disorders
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DNA Disruptors: Our Genetic Future (Pt. 1)
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Researchers reveal genetic basis for fundamental differences between humans and other vertebrates
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine researchers have uncovered a genetic basis for fundamental differences between humans and other vertebrates that could also help explain why humans are susceptible to diseases not found in other species. Continue reading