Progress in the field of genetic sequencing has ushered in an era of fast and affordable sequencing, enabling the identification of the molecular underpinnings of

According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Washington, individuals in the preclinical phase of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) exhibit a distinct gut microbiome composition

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetically inherited disease characterized by high blood levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (Low-Density Lipoprotein, often referred to as

This month’s paper is interested in the genetic characteristics of two types of acute blood cancer: AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia, most common leukemia in adults) and

In this recently published article, a multidisciplinary group from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) details the discovery of a new type of thalassemia, a genetic

Thanks to modern sequencing protocols, diagnosing a genetic disease can be done in a cheap and easy way. Unfortunately, as we have seen with Cystic

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is an efficient way to keep track of disease-causing mutations in patients. Relying on this technique, a team of researchers from

With an occurrence of about 1 out of 3,000 newborns in the Caucasian population, Mucoviscidosis, also known as Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the

Vitamin D is a well-known biomolecule with an important role in calcium regulation, helping to maintain a healthy skeleton. It acts in the intestines, where

Our team’s reading recommendation for this month is “ARID1A mutations confer intrinsic and acquired resistance to cetuximab treatment in colorectal cancer”, a very interesting paper