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RNA gene mutations identified as cause of inherited blindness

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...
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Non-coding RNA mutations unveiled as new cause of retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disorder affecting around one in 5,000 people worldwide. It typically begins with ...
New Atlas

Mice have innate gene therapy agent to sidestep mutations, study finds

Researchers have discovered that mice possess a natural form of gene therapy, a non-coding RNA that can sidestep genetic mutations. They were able to engineer a programmable version that recognized ...
Science Daily

New gene editing tool shows promise for treating diseases with multiple mutations

Investigators have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted mutations. The system can be formulated completely as ...
Fred Hutch

RNA “typos” can highlight leukemia cells for immune attack

Cancers driven by hiccups in RNA processing can’t hide from our immune system, according to new work published today in Cell. A cross-institutional team Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan ...
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RNA-seq outperforms DNA methods in detecting actionable cancer mutations

Central nervous system tumors accounted for 30 of the 48 revised diagnoses. In 13 cases, RNA-seq reclassified ependymoma as glioma, astroblastoma, or paraganglioma. Seven low-grade gliomas were ...
Forbes

Mutations In Newly Discovered Microproteins Are Changing Our Understanding Of Human Disease

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human biology when mutated. A fundamental discovery is overturning decades of ...