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FAN1, a novel gene for hereditary colon cancer
The group of Laura Valle at the Hereditary Cancer Program of the Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, aims at identifying new genes for hereditary colon cancer. Through the application of techniques based on massively parallel sequencing to study of the coding parts of the genome, the researchers have identified causal mutations for hereditary colorectal cancer […]
The HUB performs the first MRI in Spain to an obsessive patient treated with deep brain stimulation
To date, patients with brain implants could not undergo neuroimaging scans for security reasons FIS research project of the Institute of Health Carlos III Reference in Spain
ICS is the most important national healthcare provider in biomedical research
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Described the key role of a protein in blood vessel formation
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A protein conserved from bacteria to human protects against heat stroke
Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Barcelona have discovered that the LSM-1 protein protects Caernorhabditis elegans against heat stroke. These worms are used as animal model research. Only animals that have a larger amount of this protein survive a drastic temperature rise. The group led by Julian Ceron in IDIBELL specializes in […]
Discovered a cause of mental retardation and autism
The term intellectual disability covers a large number of clinical entities, some with known cause and others of uncertain origin. For example Down syndrome is due to an extra copy of chromosome 21 and Rett syndrome is in part caused by a mutation in the control switch gene called MeCP2. In other cases the mechanisms […]