Genetic Disease

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Hereditary cancer is more common than you might think

Understanding your genetic cancer risk enables informed healthcare decisions. Wendy Berill, facing terminal cancer, shares her journey to emphasise the importance of genetic testing

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A new study hopes to find out whether cystic fibrosis could be treated in utero

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

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Living with a rare genetic disorder

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

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Bringing answers to children with a little-known genetic condition

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

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Inheriting an infectious legacy?

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

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The genetic mutation behind a new autoinflammatory disease

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

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Mapping eye disease

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

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Podcast

The genomic clues to disease

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

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Bringing the power of genomics to patients

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.

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The simple, ethical case for gene editing

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

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