Here the authors describe a genomic dataset, the1000 Chinese Indigenous Pig Genomes Project (1KCIGP), based on the whole-genome sequencing of 1,011 Chinese domestic pigs from 50 distinct ...

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What is FSHD in children? Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a rare genetic muscle disease that affects the muscles of your child’s face, shoulders, upper arms, and lower legs. These ...

Regenxbio reported Monday the first clinical evidence showing improved muscle function in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy following ... could become the second genetic medicine for Duchenne ...

The term scoliosis comes from the Greek word skolios, meaning curved or crooked, aptly describing the medical condition in which the spine curves sideways, often in an S or C shape.

Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy is an aggressive form of genetic muscular dystrophy that 8-year-old Ryan was diagnosed with in February. The Fundraiser called 'Rally for Ryan' at the Eagle Hose ...

A new technology that delivers two halves of a gene separately could enable gene therapy treatments of muscular dystrophies.

Some people live a full life with MD. Others, including those diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), typically have lived into their teens and 20s. Muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease ...

23andMe, the struggling ancestry tracing company, continues to spiral, raising questions about its business prospects and what could happen to its sensitive customer genetic testing data.

An international team of researchers says that a genetic variation in our ability to digest certain sugars may influence how much we like sweet foods -- and how much we consume. motortion ...