Prof David Segal discusses gene therapy, how it works, conditions which gene therapy is currently approved, and future direction of gene therapy in the potential treatment of Angelman Syndrome.
Dr Elizabeth Palmer discusses rare disease and managing common and individual issues that make them difficult to identify. GP resources included for your clinical practice...
Collectively, rare diseases are more common than diabetes. The first-ever national recommendations launched last week, outlining how GPs can help patients get timely diagnosis and effective support....
Dr Samantha Sundercombe answers your most pressing questions regarding reproductive screening. These were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.
The Y chromosome is a never-ending source of fascination (particularly to men) because it bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm. It’s also small and seriously weird; it carries few genes and is full of junk DNA that makes it horrendous to sequence.
Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.
The range of services provided in a clinical genetics centre, the patients who might benefit most from clinical genetic screening, the limitations of genetic screening
The first 1000 days are the most important for brain development in the fetus and newborn. And adequate iodine intake and thyroid function are vital to this process.