The discovery of a 'switch' that modifies a gene known to be essential for normal heart development could explain variations in the severity of birth defects in children with DiGeorge syndrome.
(WECT) - As Ryan Dempster battled in Cubs spring training, his daughter was about to begin the fight of her life. On April 1, Riley Elizabeth Dempster was born, joining Dad, Mom, and big brother Brady ...
The human brain begins to assemble itself shortly after conception as a growing number of brain cells connect to create circuits across the brain. Genes provide the blueprint for construction, but ...
LAFAYETTE PARISH — A recent proclamation in Lafayette is aiming to shine a spotlight on DiGeorge syndrome, a condition that can affect a child’s development from speech to learning. Mayor Monique ...
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have developed a combination immune suppression and thymus transplantation technique to save infants born with complete DiGeorge Syndrome, a ...
A team led by the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has identified a brain circuit ...
Researchers have found that mitochondrial dysfunction in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) may lead to neuropsychiatric disease in some patients with DiGeorge syndrome. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...