Molecular Genetics

Researchers Identify the Cause of Morning Sickness

December 15, 2023 - On December 13, 2023, scientists published a study in Nature that identified a risk factor for morning sickness, also called hyperemesis gravidarum. The condition causes severe nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. “For the first time, hyperemesis gravidarum could be addressed at the root cause, rather than merely alleviating its...

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Researchers Identify Multidrug Chemotherapy Resistant Genes

by Veronica Salib

On September 4, 2023, a study published in Molecular Cancer identified gene variations that led to multidrug chemoresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. This discovery is...

CRISPR Gene Editing and Antiretroviral Therapy Eliminates HIV in Mice

by Veronica Salib

On May 1, 2023, researchers from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) published a study on a combined therapeutic approach that...

Bluebird’s Gene Therapy Costs $3 Million per Treatment

by Veronica Salib

On September 16, 2022, the FDA granted bluebird bio accelerated approval for their gene therapy technology, Skysona. This technology is meant to treat active cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in...

Veterans Affairs Study Produces Genotype Assay for Major Diseases

by Hayden Schmidt

In an ongoing genomic medicine study, a group of geneticists developed a six-part clinical genotype assay for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The new assay utilizes six polygenic risk scores (PRS)...

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