Disease
Masters of monocytes
3 Nov 2015Revealing the
differences between subsets of immune cells in the blood could yield new
therapies for infectious and autoimmune disease
Algorithm update improves estimation of ancestry
6 Oct 2015Refinement of an algorithm for determining genetic ancestry could help identify genetic factors in disease
Gene markers of kidney disease
5 Jun 2012Variations in immune genes associated with increased susceptibility to common kidney disease
Guiding the immune response
8 May 2012Uric acid released from dying cells is a key driver of autoimmune diseases
Finding the elements of risk
10 Apr 2012Genome-wide association studies reveal risk factors that increase the susceptibility of children to certain diseases
The right tool for the right job
27 Mar 2012The right membrane coating and morphology could dramatically enhance the performance of human kidney cells in bioartificial kidneys
Markers for bone-fusion disease
17 Jan 2012A genome-wide association study has identified genetic variations associated with the debilitating disease ankylosing spondylitis
Driving neuronal differentiation
6 Dec 2011Identification of a signaling pathway could aid development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease
Hand and bone patterning gene
21 Jun 2011The discovery of a rare genetic mutation sheds new light on bone and limb development
Simulating amyloid formation
26 Apr 2011Systematically designed ultrasmall peptides mimic the molecular assembly processes observed in neurodegenerative diseases
Susceptibility loci for meningococcal disease
12 Oct 2010A genome-wide association study identifies genetic factors that increase the risk of meningococcal disease