Tag: Mutation

Government’s action is intended to accelerate virus surveillance, genome sequencing and characterization in the backdrop of the emergence of a newly identified variant of the novel SARS-CoV-2 Virus in UK, South Africa and some other parts of the world.............

A 17-month-old baby from the Philippines detected with rare NF-E2 mutation in blood at birth at was treated successfully at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. A congenital defect, the condition is characterized by exceptionally low levels of platelets.......................

Out of the 200 participants in a pilot-scale study conducted by Medgenome Labs in partnership with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 26% were found to be carriers of one or more rare genetic disorders, 6% were identified to be carriers for congenital deafness and 4.5% were observed to be carriers for cystic fibrosis................

The test will help clinicians identify how many mutations occur in a given length of DNA to understand whether immunotherapy would work in cancer patients.................

The IIT Indore team has found that piperine interacts with repeats RNA and reduces the level of cytotoxicity in neuronal cells, in preliminary studies................

This is a first-of-its-kind genetic study in India on a rare inherited condition involving a patient diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and 25 members of his immediate and extended family................

Genetic tests conducted at CORE Diagnostics have found mutation in LEPR Gene of the 36-year-old Egyptian being tested at Gurgaon-based clinical laboratory for monogenic obesity........

IBM in partnership with Quest Diagnostics has introduced Watson-powered genomic sequencing service to help physicians bring precision cancer......