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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

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Everything the 100,000 Genomes Project does has to be rubber-stamped by the patients”. Unfortunately, nothing was found in the DDD study, so Charlie’s daughter was also enrolled into the UK 100,000 Genomes Project (GP), which is using whole genome sequencing as a way to diagnose and understand rare genetic diseases.

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CRISPR therapies targeting the next breakthrough in oncology

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Cancer is a genetic disease, caused by certain changes in the way that genes control cell function, such as how they grow and divide. Beyond these potential indications, one area that represents a large amount of research and potential is for CRISPR technology to provide new solutions in oncology. Why cancer?

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Everything the 100,000 Genomes Project does has to be rubber-stamped by the patients”. Unfortunately, nothing was found in the DDD study, so Charlie’s daughter was also enrolled into the UK 100,000 Genomes Project (GP), which is using whole genome sequencing as a way to diagnose and understand rare genetic diseases.

Genome 75