Laypersons have a strong need to explain critical life events, such as the development of an illness. Expert explanations do not always match the beliefs of patients. We therefore assessed causal attributions m
Today, CRISPR is well-known as a precise gene editing tool, but it took many years for scientists to figure out what it was and how to harness its potential. Let’s discuss the inventors of this gene editing tool, the scientists who championed this technology, and the history behind these...
"It is also noted that by infecting many more people, a very infectious virus may cause more severe disease and death even though the virus itself may be less pathogenic(致病的)," he said. "Therefore, taken together with our recent studies showing that the Omicron variant can partially ...
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In the present study, a novel variant in DEPDC5 was detected in the patient with focal epilepsy and his healthy father. We aimed to analyze the pathogenic DEPDC5 variant in the small family of three. Case presentation A 5-month-old male infant presented with focal epilepsy. Whole exome ...
Rana: So genetic testing is testing that is done to analyze genes for variations. Some of those variations, in particular, if they're found to be mutations, and we call those likely pathogenic or pathogenic results, then that can tell us that we have an increased risk for certain conditions...
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body’s immune response, typically to an infection, causes nerve damage. These three forms of…
Another linkage analysis identified another potentially pathogenic variant - DOCK9. DOCK9 (Dedicator of cytokinesis 9) (OMIM 607325) – that encodes a member of the DOCK protein family which possesses GTP/GDP exchange factor activity and specifically activates G-protein CDC42 (57). This locus was...
A new recommendation was added “For younger (eg, age ≤45 years) patients with nonobstructive HCM due to a pathogenic or likely pathogenic cardiac sarcomere genetic variant, and a mild phenotype, valsartan may be beneficial to slow progression of the disease.”...
Is this a threat to kids? Wen: The guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that the risk of bird flu to the American public is low. Thus far this year, the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has caused outbreaks among cattle and poultry. Thirteen humans have ...