Research Sheds Light on Gene Mutation’s Role in Rare Tumors
Findings could spur new treatments for more common cancers, study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer, Genes and Gene Therapy (Source: MedlinePlus Health Continue Reading
Topical application of the antiapoptotic TAT-FNK protein prevents aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity
Authors: A Kashio, T Sakamoto, A Kakigi, M Suzuki, K Suzukawa, K Kondo, Y Sato, S Asoh, S Ohta & T Yamasoba (Source: Gene Therapy)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Continue Reading
Dendritic cell functional improvement in a preclinical model of lentiviral-mediated gene therapy for Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome
Dendritic cell functional improvement in a preclinical model of lentiviral-mediated gene therapy for Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome Gene Therapy advance online publication, December 22, 2011. Continue Reading
Dr.VIS: a database of human disease-related viral integration sites
Viral integration plays an important role in the development of malignant diseases. Viruses differ in preferred integration site and flanking sequence. Viral integration sites (VIS) have been found Continue Reading
Toll?like receptor 2–mediated innate immune response in human nonparenchymal liver cells toward adeno?associated viral vectors
Conclusion: Using primary human liver cells, we identified a novel mechanism of rAAV recognition in the liver, demonstrating that alternative means of sensing rAAV particles have evolved. Minimizing Continue Reading
The effects of CD59 gene as a target gene on breast cancer cells.
In conclusion, CD59 may be a promising target in the gene therapy of breast cancer. PMID: 22000275 (Source: Cellular Immunology)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the Continue Reading
Breast Cancer Genetic Profiling Has Not Achieved Personalized Medicine Yet
Although ten years of genetic profiling has had an enormous impact on the understanding of breast cancer, progress on individualizing therapy has been rather limited, researchers from the UK and USA Continue Reading
Scientists uncover critical genetic mutation in patients with MDS
Scientists have uncovered a critical genetic mutation in some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - a group of blood cancers that can progress to a fatal form of Continue Reading
Genetic Technologies Appoints Dr. Mel Bridges as Chairman
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-- - The Board of Directors of Genetic Technologies Limited has with great pleasure appointed Dr. Mel Bridges as Chairman and non-executive Director of the Company.Mel Bridges has Continue Reading
Cationic Liposome-Mediated CXCR4 Gene Delivery into Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Implications for Clinical Transplantation and Gene Therapy
Stem Cells and Development , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Stem Cells and Development)Source:http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/therapies/Gene-Therapy.xml Continue Reading
Molecular signature of the immune and tissue response to non-coding plasmid DNA in skeletal muscle after electrotransfer
Authors: C J Mann, X M Anguela, J Montané, M Obach, C Roca, A Ruzo, P Otaegui, L M Mir & F Bosch (Source: Gene Continue Reading
Coxsackievirus B3 used as a gene therapy vector to express functional FGF2
Authors: D-S Kim, H Kim, S-H Shim, C Kim, M Song, Y-H Kim, Y-W Jung & J-H Nam (Source: Gene Therapy)Source:http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/therapies/Gene-Therapy.xml Continue Reading
Measles virus causes immunogenic cell death in human melanoma
Authors: O G Donnelly, F Errington-Mais, L Steele, E Hadac, V Jennings, K Scott, H Peach, R M Phillips, J Bond, H Pandha, K Harrington, R Vile, S Russell, P Selby & A A Melcher (Source: Continue Reading
Bacterial magnetic particles as a novel and efficient gene vaccine delivery system
Authors: Y-S Tang, D Wang, C Zhou, W Ma, Y-Q Zhang, B Liu & S Zhang (Source: Gene Therapy)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured Continue Reading
Regenerative nanomedicine and the treatment of degenerative retinal diseases
AbstractRegenerative medicine deals with the repair or the replacement of tissues and organs using advanced materials and methodologies. Regenerative nanomedicine uses nanoparticles containing gene Continue Reading
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Announces Negative Equity Position
AMSTERDAM, December 15, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the Company has a Continue Reading
Seven days: 9–15 December 2011
Nature 480, 7377 (2011). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/480296a The week in science: boost for gene therapy; EPA reports concern over fracking; and a fresh clue to ancient water Continue Reading
Gene Therapy Allows Hemophiliacs to Skip Weekly Shots in Study
A single dose of a gene therapy let four patients with severe hemophilia stop regular injections of clotting factors previously needed to prevent them from bleeding to death, a study Continue Reading
Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Breakthrough
Hemophilia B is the first well-known disease to appear treatable by gene therapy, a technique with a 20-year record of almost unbroken Continue Reading
Gene Therapy a Boon for 6 Hemophilia Patients
SATURDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A single treatment of gene therapy dramatically improved symptoms and quality of life in a small group of men with hemophilia B, an uncommon form of the bleeding Continue Reading
