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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

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Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

Genome 88
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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

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Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

Genome 77
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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?