Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: Prioritize Your Health With Jscreen
ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / September 9, 2024 / Shari Ungerleider and Myra Sack have one thing in common: they both lost a ...
Tay-Sachs awareness: Turning tragedy into action for genetic screening
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the vital role genetic screening can play in preventing these heartbreaking ...
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How Do Genetic Mutations Cause Disease?
Mutations in genes can lead to genetic disorders, impacting health. Understand the types, causes, and implications of genetic ...
BridgeBio Receives FDA’s Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation for BBP-812 Canavan Disease Gene Therapy Program
Receipt of RMAT Designation is based on preliminary clinical evidence from the CANaspire Phase 1/2 clinical trial, which showed functional ...
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A Gene Editing System Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Mutation
An optimized version of prime editing technology raises the possibility of a one-time treatment for cystic fibrosis.
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Life after the death of a child: The SA parents motivated by tragedy to fight for the kids
It was just over five years ago the “charismatic” tot’s life was cut short, aged just 22 months, by the rare – and cruel – neurological genetic disorder, Tay-Sachs disease that he was ...
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'Who are we to say they shouldn't exist?': Dr. Neal Baer on the threat of CRISPR-driven eugenics
I don't know anyone who would say they want to have a child with Tay-Sachs disease, where they know for sure that their child will die before the age of 5. But life is not that easy in terms of ...