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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

Drug Discovery World

In 2018, the UK’s department of health announced an NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which allows patients with rare diseases to have their entire genetic code read in the hope of providing a much-needed diagnosis. It also detected potential disease-causing variants in a further 3.9% The study . of patients. .

Genome 52
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The era of precision neuroscience

Drug Discovery World

To find new ways of diagnosing and treating complex diseases we first must understand the mechanisms underpinning their key pathological drivers, how these relate to different patient subgroups, and which drugs might be useful in ameliorating their effects – this is the basis of precision neuroscience. This is wholly unsurprising.

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CRISPR therapies targeting the next breakthrough in oncology

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The potential of CRISPR technology has been a hot topic in the industry ever since it was first developed, but as trials progress further into the clinic, what therapeutic areas could be set to benefit? Cancer is a genetic disease, caused by certain changes in the way that genes control cell function, such as how they grow and divide.