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Drug trial offers hope for genetic disorder first discovered in Cumbria

Scientists are hoping to repurpose an existing drug to treat an ultra-rare genetic disorder that has plagued families living in the North of England. Neuroferritinopathy is a progressive and incurable brain condition, whose symptoms including loss ...

21 Mar 2024 at 07:07

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My sister cannot walk, talk, or feed herself due to her chromosomal disorder – but we would not have her any other way

The family of a woman who has a rare chromosomal disorder – meaning she is non-verbal, non-mobile, incontinent, and cannot feed or wash herself – have said they “wouldn’t have her any other way” as they aim to shine a light on the valuable role ...

26 May 2023 at 07:00

Stem cells donated in 2008 change life of five-year-old boy with rare condition

A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated 15 years ago. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was ...

20 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Genetic condition raises diabetes complication risk in black and South Asian men

A common but often undiagnosed genetic deficiency could be putting thousands of black and South Asian men in the UK at risk of serious type 2 diabetes complications by delaying diagnosis of the condition, scientists have warned. Experts ...

30 Sept 2025 at 00:01

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