Researchers in Oxford have treated a man with an advanced gene therapy technique to prevent him from losing his sight. It is the first time that anyone has tried to correct a genetic defect in the light-sensing cells that line the back of the eye. The president of the Academy of Medical Sciences said the widespread … Read more
News for Genomic Medicine
Heart disease linked to a few rogue genes
Heart disease is linked to just a few rogue genes as well as lifestyle choices, landmark research into Britain’s biggest killer has found. The 18 genes that raise the risk of cardiac problems, from heart attacks to hardening of the arteries, have been pinpointed in three studies involving hundreds of scientists worldwide. The breakthrough opens … Read more
NHS laboratory to pilot next-generation genetic sequencing
Dr Andrea Nemeth, Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital and the University of Oxford, is part of a team that is currently testing two next-generation sequencing platforms – the Roche 454 and Illumina systems – for use in a hospital setting. They’re benchmarking these two next-generation platforms against gold standard … Read more
Additional investment in high through-put sequencing
The Medical Research Centre (MRC) is pleased to announce an additional investment in high-throughput sequencing that will bring funding of hubs for high-throughput sequencing to more than £9 million. The new hub will be based in Oxford and adds to the previously announced hubs in Scotland, the North of England and the East of England.