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Investigating the genetic changes of the DDX3X gene
Using saturation genome editing, researchers have created a map of disease-causing mutations for neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer.
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Spatial lung cell atlas offers insights into disease and immune function
Researchers have genetically profiled nearly 200,000 cells from lungs, mapping their precise locations in tissue to discover an unexpected new immune niche in our airways.
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Drug Target Review’s highlights from ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022
Victoria Rees and Ria Kakkad from Drug Target Review bring you the key takeaways from the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 event in London.
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Genomic studies could impact pneumococcal disease vaccine design
A recent genomic surveillance study has demonstrated the value of genomics to inform vaccine design and highlight the challenge posted by shapeshifting bacteria.
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Immune cell populations have been mapped to provide new insights into how the immune system works
Two new papers from the Human Cell Atlas shed new light on the types and traits of immune cells that can be found in the human body, from developmental stages to adulthood.
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Researchers reveal how microbiome bacteria adapt through transmission
Scientists have used genetic sequencing to demonstrate how the transmission of gut bacteria influences its evolution and functions, which could effect human health.
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Therapeutic target for aggressive cancers discovered through CRISPR
The RNA-modifying protein METTL1 could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancers, including brain, blood and kidney.
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Inhibiting METTL3 enzyme combats acute myeloid leukaemia in mice
Scientists have developed a drug called STM2457 which inhibits a key enzyme involved in acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Alliance to create atlas of human genetic variants launched
The Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance will develop a map of human genetic variants to advance the understanding and treatment of disease.
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Single cell analysis reveals sympathoblasts as target to treat neuroblastoma
Researchers have discovered that all childhood neuroblastomas come from sympathoblasts, making them a drug target to treat the condition.
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Over 200 genes implicated in glioblastoma tumour growth
A study has identified more than 200 genes that drive the progression of glioblastoma and which the researchers say present drug targets.
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Cell types enabling initial COVID-19 infection identified by researchers
An international group of researchers has revealed that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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UK Consortium to monitor spread and behaviour of coronavirus
The UK government has invested £20 million into the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, which will use whole genome sequencing to inform infection control measures and therapeutic developments.
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Researchers generate atlas of thymus to understand T-cell development
A new study has created an atlas of human thymus development, to reveal which genes are needed for the production of specific T cells.
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Root of childhood kidney cancer discovered
The earliest genetic root of Wilms' tumour has been discovered, which could not only lead to improved treatments but to one day being able to screen for cancers like this before tumours develop.