AIDS researchers were encouraged last year when they found that people with a specific genetic defect appeared to be protected from infection by HIV. (sciencemag.org)
Researchers found that patients with a subset of IBS have a specific genetic defect, a mutation of the SCN5A gene. (sciencedaily.com)
A practice - changing clinical trial conceived and led by MD Anderson investigators showed that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a specific genetic defect respond well to a common cancer immunotherapy drug. (mdanderson.org)