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Nearly $28 million has been awarded to Baylor College of Medicine’s Knockout Mouse Project led by Dr. Arthur Beaudet, professor of molecular and human genetics,

Momentum

‘Evenings with Genetics’ provide critical information on genetic diseases

September 30, 2016 Community, Education, Evenings with Genetics, Events, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, molecular and human genetics, pediatrics

Dealing with the diagnosis of a developmental or genetic disorder can be a difficult and often confusing time for both parents and their children. Since

From The Labs

Narrowing down genes involved in male fertility

September 9, 2016 CRISPR/Cas9, Fertility, Genetics, male infertility, male pill

A couple’s fertility depends on both the female’s and male’s ability to reproduce, which relies on thousands of genes working properly. Around the world, infertility

From The Labs

Researchers perform 3-D genome surgery on female’s silent X chromosome

September 6, 2016 Barr body, DXZ4, Genetics, structural biology, superloops, X chromosome

Females have two X chromosomes in each of their cells. Fully unfolded, each copy is two inches long. One of these two X chromosomes is

From The Labs

Study identifies a new rare genetic syndrome associated with severe infections and lung disease in infants

September 2, 2016 genetic syndrome; lung disease, Genetics, infants, lungs, NSMCE3

An international team of researchers has identified a new rare genetic condition – a chromosome breakage syndrome associated with severe infections and lung disease in

Momentum

Young author raises brittle bone disease awareness, receives prestigious award

August 8, 2016 Affiliates, Allison Mickey, Andersson Dyke, Awards and Honors, brittle bone disease, Dr. Brendan Lee, Genetics, molecular and human genetics, osteogenesis imperfecta, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital

When she was nine years old, Andersson Dyke, a cat lover, began imagining an idea for a story; the journey of an abandoned lion cub

From The Labs

Twinning linked to genes tied to reproductive fitness traits

July 20, 2016 dizygotic twins, fraternal twins, FSHB, Genetics, reproductive fitness, SMAD3, Twinning

Bearing fraternal twins, or dizygotic (DZ) twinning, runs in families, is potentially influenced by more than one gene and is linked to a maternal factor.

Policywise

Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience

July 1, 2016 Affiliates, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, David Vetter, Dr. Christopher Scott, gene therapy, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Research

On April 1, 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the first ex-vivo (outside the body) gene therapy in the Western Hemisphere. Diseased stem cells

From The Labs

Study found genes linked to happiness, depression and neuroticism

June 23, 2016 behavior, Depression, genes for happiness, Genetics, human behavior, neuroticism

Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In one of the largest studies on the genes involved in human behavior, a group of more than 190 researchers has

From The Labs

Mutations in RERE gene result in features that coincide with those associated with 1p36 deletion syndrome

May 25, 2016 1p36, Genetics, genome

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Missing the tip of chromosome 1, a region called 1p36, is a relatively common cause of intellectual disability affecting one in