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Using CRISPR-Cas9 as an intervention to protect the heart from ischemia-reperfusion damage

Medical Xpress

A team of researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has found that it is possible in mice to protect the heart from ischemia-reperfusion using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system.

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Genetic background influences disease risk from single-gene variants

Scienmag

In people with a single-gene variant that puts them at high risk for heart disease, breast cancer, or colorectal cancer, the rest of the genome can alter that risk Life can change dramatically when someone learns they are genetically predisposed to a disease, such as a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, where a mutated gene can […]. (..)

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How Phosphorus’ GeneCompass Preventative Genetic Test Can Help People Manage Their Health

XTalks

Phosphorus, a leading preventative genomics company, has developed the first comprehensive preventative genetic test for consumers. Like other consumer genomic tests, the Phosphorus GeneCompass test also involves the collection of saliva samples that consumers send to the Phosphorus lab located in Secaucus, NJ for analysis.

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

XTalks

New advances in heart failure genomics are helping to address this challenge. Experts from Servier and Genuity Science recently spoke on a webinar about using genomics data to drive drug development in heart failure and identify new targets for novel therapeutics. Watch this on-demand webinar to hear from these experts.