by | Mar 10, 2018 | Alvarado, David, Dobbs, Matthew, Gurnett, Christina, Haller, Gabriel
— Background: A DNA point mutation is a single nucleotide base substitution, insertion, or deletion in a gene sequence. Point mutations are responsible for several diseases including cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell disease, polycystic kidney disease, microcephaly, and Crohn’s disease. The study on …
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Anastasaki, Corina, Gutmann, David
— Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common neurological condition affecting roughly 1 in every 2,500 individuals. NF1 is associated with a host of clinical presentations, including malignant tumors and cognitive defects ranging from attention deficits, mental retardation, and autism. The…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Knoop, Kathryn, McDonald, Keely, Newberry, Rodney
— Background: The frequency of allergic disorders has been rapidly increasing in children in Western societies. Previous studies have shown reduced allergic outcomes in at-risk children upon breast feeding with complementary introduction of food allergens combined with limited oral antibiotic exposure…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Grigsby, Perry, Ma, Daniel, Rao, Yuan
— The technology encompasses a software method for automatically and interactively segmenting previously acquired medical images, including MRI and CT studies, based on edge and interior characteristics of regions. The method allows for arbitrary levels of sensitivity in differentiating areas of inte…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Corbo, Joseph, Havranek, James, Mitra, Robi, Myers, Connie, Qi, Zongtai, Zhang, Chi
— Background: The function of enzymes involved in homologous recombination can be exploited in the field of genetic engineering in order to generate mutations of interest. However, this machinery is not functionally efficient in post mitotic or terminally differentiated cells. Viral gene therapy techn…