Sentences with phrase «see gene defects»

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Some of those patients have already seen firsthand how gene editing can correct defects in their cells.

When they screened the KE family to see if some carried a defect in this gene, all affected members turned out to share a specific mutation that apparently rendered FOXP2 inactive, the group reports in the 4 October issue of Nature.

In CF a defect in a gene for a transporter protein involved in mucus production affects many organs and tissues, but its most serious effects are often seen in the lungs.

The media is riveted by Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy to address her doctor's prediction that she had an 87 % risk of breast cancer due to defects in her BRCA1 and / or BRCA2 genes, yet I've seen no mention of epigenetics and its effects on cancer development in relation to this story, thus no mention of the power of diet or lifestyle in cutting one's breast cancer risk.

They see the diluted color as a «defect» in the dog's genes and one that ought to be bred out for the sake of purity.

Collie eye defect in dogs is inherited through a recessive gene, previously believed to only be seen in collies, but can affect other breeds as well.