Science news articles about 'rare genetic condition'

... as well. The NIH researchers studied children and adults with WAGR syndrome, a rare genetic condition. The researchers found that some of the people with this syndrome lack a gene for BDNF and have ...

... Illinois Medical Centre at Chicago performed a rare surgery this week to restore hearing to a deaf ... , 44, has neurofibromatosis type 2 - a rare genetic condition that causes tumours to grow on nerves ...

... Institutes of Health, and other institutions have discovered a new autoinflammatory syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects children around the time of birth. The findings appear in the ...

... Institutes of Health researcher has found that carriers of a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease face ... D., Ph.D. "Understanding the genetic basis of rare conditions can thus provide insights ...

... the proper healing process and to individuals prone to broken bones, such as those with osteoporosis and the rare genetic condition known as brittle bone disease," said Dr. Anna Spagnoli, associate ...

... radon, asbestos and second-hand tobacco smoke. Research has shown that certain rare genetic conditions are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, including familial breast-ovarian ...

... paraplegia (HSP), the genetic disorder that atlastin has been linked with," Daga said. HSP is a rare genetic condition that affects fewer than one million people worldwide. It's marked by a partial ...

... Genetics, scientists in Singapore and Germany report that mutations in the PYCR1 gene cause the rare genetic condition that results in premature skin aging and that is known as "wrinkly skin syndrome ...

Scientists in Singapore and Germany report that mutations in the PYCR1 gene cause the rare genetic condition that results in premature skin aging and that is known as "wrinkly skin syndrome."