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Quantitative approach on understanding how epigenetic switches control gene expression

Scienmag

For this, they successfully generated reconstituted chromatin bearing histone modifications in vitro. Credit: Nucleic Acids Research Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology decipher how to quantitatively assess the effects of specific epigenetic changes on the rate of transcription by developing a mathematical model.

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Alnylam identifies gene to lower abdominal fat and decrease cardiovascular risk

Pharmaceutical Technology

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and collaborators have identified rare mutations in the INHBE gene that is expressed in the liver, related to a lower waist-to-hip ratio for body mass index (BMI), which is often used as an indicator of abdominal fat and is correlated with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary heart disease.

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Molecular Diagnostic Tests: The Unsung Hero of Precise Clinical Decision Making

Roots Analysis

It is worth mentioning that molecular diagnostics is a subset of the broader in vitro diagnostics market. According to the World Health Organization, there are over 40,000 in vitro diagnostics products available in the market. Such test can be used for gene expression profiling, genotyping and detecting chromosomal abnormalities.

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Angelman Syndrome Market: Insights Into The Recent Late-Stage Drug Failures And Novel Approaches To Treating This Rare Neurogenetic Disorder

Delveinsight

Usually, only a single copy of the gene is required that too from the mother, however, in cases of AS, either the child does not get any copy, or the child receives two copies – each from mother and father. Angelman syndrome (AS) is a complex genetic rare disorder that affects the nervous system.

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RNA Therapeutics: A Novel Approach to Treating Diseases

Roots Analysis

Coding RNAs include messenger RNA (mRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA), which encode proteins and silence gene expression, respectively. In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent.

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Biologics – The Next Step in Revolutionary Medication

Roots Analysis

Expression Systems for Biologics The processes associated with the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals are complex and require highly sterile and aseptic conditions. It is worth mentioning that in vitro gene expression requires a suitable host for the production of a specific gene product.

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What the Glycome Can Tell Us About Persistent HIV Infection

XTalks

Despite the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in significantly improving health, quality of life and reducing mortality among HIV-positive individuals, new research shows that persistent infections may be due to the ability of the virus to take refuge in distinct subsets of immune T cells.

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