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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… of mice with the genetic variation associated with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes extreme … bases — A, C, G and T. Progeria, which is also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, is caused by a mutation in the …
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Dr. Francis Collins was a senior investigator in Center for Precision Health Research.
… genes for type 2 diabetes, and the gene that causes Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a rare condition that causes premature …
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Dr. Michael Erdos is an Associate Investigator in the Molecular Genetics Section of the Center for Precision Health Research.
… therapeutics for the rare premature-aging disease, Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). Two of those treatment strategies …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for progeria, a rare and fatal pediatric disease, characterized by dramatic, rapid aging beginning in childhood.
… Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for progeria , a rare and fatal pediatric disease, characterized … drug class could provide benefit. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, is a rare, multisystemic disease …
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NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in … information of diverse people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome to the atlas , healthcare providers will better … medical care. They assessed people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome from African, Asian and Latin American countries, …
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A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome, a rare genomic disease. The drug, miransertib, was … the drug had a beneficial effect on symptoms of Proteus syndrome," said Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the NHGRI … discovered the gene variant responsible for Proteus syndrome in 2011. "The results were so encouraging that we …
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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. They … the American Journal of Medical Genetics . … While Noonan Syndrome is relatively common -- affecting between 1 in 1,000 … percent). The researchers evaluated children with Noonan syndrome from 20 countries with an average age of 8 years; …
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Researchers have identified genomic mutations for Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome, a congenital myopathy with facial weakness, a cleft palate and scoliosis.
… genomic mutations for Carey-Fineman-Ziter (CFZS) syndrome, a very rare congenital myopathy (inherited muscle … with CFZS have sometimes been misdiagnosed with Moebius syndrome, another very rare disorder characterized by facial … muscle cells) during myogenesis. In Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome, this cascade is disrupted because of a defect in …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… families." The first disorders added to the atlas are Down syndrome and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, affecting …
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NHGRI researchers have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene.
… E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 … E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 … use clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome … NIH researchers have discovered a new inflammatory …