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Down syndrome study reveals potential leukaemia drug targets
The study evaluating Down syndrome endothelial cells presented novel drug targets for leukaemia and suggested why DS patients may be at greater risk from the cancer.
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FoxM1 gene provides promising target for pulmonary hypertension
The FoxM1 gene will drive the development of new drugs to reverse a process called vascular remodelling - a key feature in pulmonary hypertension...
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Genetic testing may detect childhood epilepsy
Specific genetic factors have been found to be the cause of epilepsy in 40 percent of patients evaluated with seizures...
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New gene variant identified in ALS provides treatment hope
A new study shows that a variant in UBQLN4 gene has been associated with Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study also describes how this gene variant disrupts a cellular process that drives motor neuron development. This new insight opens the door to potential treatment targets for…