Category Archives: Gene therapy

Researchers Spot Potential Bile Duct Cancer Drug Targets

Mutations in two genes found in tumors appear to fuel their growth Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bile Duct Cancer, Genes and Gene Therapy (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)Source:http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/therapies/Gene-Therapy.xml

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The Effects of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Angiogenic DNA Vaccination on Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats

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Characterization of an HIV-Targeted Transcriptional Gene-Silencing RNA in Primary Cells

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Decreasing Disease Severity in Symptomatic, Smn?/?;SMN2+/+, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mice Following scAAV9-SMN Delivery

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Long-Term Expression of Human Coagulation Factor VIII in a Tolerant Mouse Model Using the ?C31 Integrase System

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World-Renowned Cell-Therapy Researcher, Doris Taylor, PhD, Joins Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Officials at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital announced today that Doris Taylor, PhD, FAHA, FACC, one of the world’s leading cell thera Continue reading

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James Wilson, MD, Ph.D., on Gene Therapy as a Disruptive Technology – Video


20-01-2012 17:36 Dr. James Wilson is a professor in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine, and the director of the gene therapy program, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the editor of Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Continue reading

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French institute prepares for gene-therapy push

Genethon relaunches itself as a force for translational medicine. Continue reading

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UK sets sights on gene therapy in eggs

Public consultation and safety assessment would pave the way for embryo manipulation to treat genetic diseases. Continue reading

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Gene therapy is a 'disruptive science' ready for commercial development

The time for commercial development of gene therapy has come. Continue reading

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Gene therapy research cures retinitis pigmentosa in dogs

Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. Continue reading

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Gene therapy cures retinitis pigmentosa in dogs

Scientists have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man. Continue reading

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Gene therapy research from Penn Vet & Scheie Eye Inst. cures retinitis pigmentosa in dogs

( University of Pennsylvania ) Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs.The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal … Continue reading

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Gene therapy that could correct common form of blindness developed

Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new gene therapy method that has the potential to treat a common form of blindness, which strikes both youngsters and adults. Continue reading

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Researchers develop gene therapy that could correct a common form of blindness

( University of Florida ) A new gene therapy has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene in the eye with a normal working copy that supplies a protein necessary for light-sensitive cells in the eye to function. Several complex steps remain before the gene therapy technique can be used in … Continue reading

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New gene therapy shows promise against X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

A new gene therapy [1] method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene [2] in the eye with a normal working copy that supplies a protein necessary for light-sensitive cells in the eye to function. The findings are published today (Monday, Jan Continue reading

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The key to gene therapy in the HIV virus – Video


20-01-2012 04:30 www.telethon.it – Luigi Naldini is the director of the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (HSR-TIGET) in Milan. He is considered one of the greatest experts in the world on gene therapy. Continue reading

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Genes May Guide Intelligence Throughout Life

Some people stay smart as they age in part because of genetic factors, study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Genes and Gene Therapy (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)Source:http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/therapies/Gene-Therapy.xml

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Study Maps Path from Smoking to Emphysema in Mice

Immune response to smoke causes the disease, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genes and Gene Therapy, Smoking (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)Source:http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/therapies/Gene-Therapy.xml

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Infusing CD19-Directed T Cells to Augment Disease Control in Patients Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Advanced B-Lymphoid Malignancies

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