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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

Drug Discovery World

A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . It also detected potential disease-causing variants in a further 3.9% Context . The study .

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

One might argue that this all started getting exciting with the launch of the Human Genome Project, which the National Human Genome Research Institute consider to be one of the greatest scientific feats in history 1. With Revio, researchers will be able to access that same great chemistry, but at a much larger scale.” .

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

Genome 73
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CRISPR therapies targeting the next breakthrough in oncology

pharmaphorum

As is typical, the research built on work going back years prior, specifically to 1987 when the first CRISPR mechanism was identified in E. coli, and their research in turn formed the foundation for the CRISPR-based therapies being explored to create new treatment options. Why cancer? The pipeline.

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The era of precision neuroscience

Drug Discovery World

The development of effective new disease-modifying treatments in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders has been hindered by their inherent genetic complexity, environmental influences, and clinical variability. This is comparatively easier to accomplish in these diseases because they are relatively monogenic.

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