Genetic Disease

Medications for cystic fibrosis are currently only approved for children over two, but new research aims to guide the safe use of treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding

This month is Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month – a group of rare hereditary syndromes that, if diagnosed early, can be managed to slow their progression

A University of Melbourne collaboration is helping to uncover the real needs of children and families facing a future with Usher Syndrome

Many of us understand how genes can pass on information through generations, but epigenetics is revealing how the effects of contracting an infection can be passed on to your children

Scientists have discovered a new human autoinflammatory disease that causes repeated episodes of debilitating fever and inflammation

Researchers have created the world’s most detailed atlas of the genetic code of the human retina, and it could help treat and prevent blindness

Genomics has moved out of research and into patient care, finding and identifying gene changes that can help with the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases

Associate Professor Clara Gaff is the Executive Director of the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance – a collaboration dedicated to bringing genomics, the testing of all genes, into healthcare.

Gene editing is a form of ‘ultimate cure’: it treats disease at its very root. This edited extract from the new book, Genes for Life, explores the ethical implications of this rapidly evolving technology