Sentences with phrase «genetic immune disorder»

His first show in New York was inspired by the story of David Phillip Vetter, the «boy in the bubble» whose rare genetic immune disorder resulted in having to spend most of his short life in isolation in a plastic bubble.

«Research aids discovery of genetic immune disorder: Immune molecule deficiency increases patients» risk of Epstein - Barr virus and EBV - related cancer.»

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Every exposure to radiation poses health risks, including programmed cell death, genetic mutations, cancers, leukemia, birth defects, and reproductive, immune and endocrine system disorders.

The number of cases of these severe genetic disorders is less than 20 worldwide, but depending on where the mutation occurs, individuals may experience tooth enamel defects combined with either minor or severe immune deficiencies in the body.

Although prior twin studies had hinted that nonheritable factors contribute to some autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, the recent analysis was one of the first to quantify genetic and environmental effects on the general immune system.

The condition, traditionally seen as genetic and originating in the brain, is starting to be viewed in a broader and very different light, as a possible immune and neuroinflammatory disorder.

Researchers reported promising preliminary outcomes for the first four children enrolled in a U.S. gene therapy trial for Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome (WAS), a life - threatening genetic blood and immune disorder, at the 57th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause serious inflammations of the skin and the lung in patients with a weakened immune system, particularly in those suffering from the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis.

Human genetic studies strongly point to apolipoprotein E (APOE) and microglia (the immune cells of the brain) as, respectively, the most important gene and cell type in the chain of events leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD), a common disorder in the elderly in which the brain is damaged and memories falter.

Scientists have long viewed in utero blood stem cell transplantation as a promising treatment strategy for many genetic diseases diagnosed as early as the first trimester of pregnancy, including sickle cell disease and certain immune disorders.

Studies to improve the knowledge of genetic diseases include the natural history study for MLD, advanced diagnosis and natural history of primary immunodeficiencies and immunedysregulatory disorder, and immune reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for genetic disorders.

Jonathan Kipnis (from left), James C. Cronk and Christopher C. Overall have discovered that doctors could load the brain with a custom blend of immune cells to battle genetic disorders, diseases such as Alzheimer's and the effects of brain trauma.

Primary immunodeficiency (PID)-- inherited immune disorders resulting from genetic mutations, usually present at birth and diagnosed in childhood.

The feline leukemia virus inserts its genetic code into infected cells and can cause various blood disorders which weaken the cat's immune system from protecting against bacteria and viruses found in the everyday environment.

The Dermatology Service at the Foster Hospital for Small Animals is headed by board - certified veterinary dermatologists with extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of skin, coat, ear and nail problems including allergic skin disease, autoimmune / immune - mediated skin disorders, infectious and parasitic skin diseases, genetic skin and coat diseases, and acute and chronic ear diseases in all species.