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Ectodermal Dysplasia

Ectodermal dysplasias are a group of genetic disorders that involve defects in sweat glands, hair, teeth, nails. There is no specific treatment for ectodermal dysplasia.

Genetic Disorders can be Treated Using Umbilical Cord Blood

Genetic Disorders can be Treated Using Umbilical Cord Blood

Umbilical cord blood is successfully used to treat non-cancerous, genetic disorders. Children with non-cancerous genetic disorders, including sickle cell, thalassemia, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and an array of immune deficiencies, were safely and effectively treated using this therapy.

Malaria Drug to Alleviate Hearing Loss in Genetic Disorders

Malaria Drug to Alleviate Hearing Loss in Genetic Disorders

Classic anti-malarial drug can help sensory cells of the inner ear recognize and transport an essential protein to specialized membranes using established pathways within the cell.

Milk or No Milk for Babies With a Rare Type of Genetic Disorder

Milk or No Milk for Babies With a Rare Type of Genetic Disorder

The study found that children with Duarte galactosemia are at no greater risk of long-term developmental abnormalities than their unaffected siblings, with exposure to milk as infants.

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Common Genetic Disorder Puts Elderly At Risk of Various Long-Term Diseases

Common Genetic Disorder Puts Elderly At Risk of Various Long-Term Diseases

Older individuals could be at higher risk of liver disease, arthritis, and frailty, if they have a genetic disorder called hemochromatosis, finds a new study.

New Genetic Disorder Identified In 19-month-old Baby Girl in Michigan

New Genetic Disorder Identified In 19-month-old Baby Girl in Michigan

A genetic disorder which was previously found in animals has now affected a human being. This disorder was caused by mutations in a ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC1) gene.

New Gene Therapy Can Help Treat Rare Inherited Disorder

New Gene Therapy Can Help Treat Rare Inherited Disorder

New gene therapy can help treat inherited retinal dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder caused by RPE65 gene mutations which eventually causes blindness.

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New Drug may Help Infants With Genetic Disorder Gain Motor Function

New Drug may Help Infants With Genetic Disorder Gain Motor Function

Nusinersen treatment could be effective for both infants and children with spinal muscular atrophy (a genetic disease which disables major movements) finds a new study.

Lipids Play Important Role in Heart Diseases, Hepatitis and Genetic Disorders

Lipids Play Important Role in Heart Diseases, Hepatitis and Genetic Disorders

Study investigates the role of circulating lipids like cholesterol in metabolic diseases.

New 'checkpoint' Model to Develop Drugs for Genetic Disorders

New 'checkpoint' Model to Develop Drugs for Genetic Disorders

New model can be used to develop screening tests for both genes and chemical compounds.

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Gene Therapy Can Increase Life Span of Genetic Disorders

Gene Therapy Can Increase Life Span of Genetic Disorders

Adrenoleukodystrophy, an X-linked genetic disease that usually affects boys can be treated with stem cells after chemotherapy.

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