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WA scientists win Hearts and Minds
By Richard Schoonraad | Development of Improved Diagnostics for Genetic Disease, Development of Therapies for Selected Genetic Muscle Diseases, Disease Area, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Media Releases, Muscles, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurogenetic Diseases, Neurological Disorders, News & EventsFirst West Australian team to attract unique listed investment company funds One of Australia's Top 30 Corporate Philanthropists, Hearts and Minds Investments Limited (ASX: HM1) has made its first donation…
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UWA & the Perkins awarded $3 million each for groundbreaking medical research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Funding, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetics, Media Releases, Neurogenetic Diseases, Neurological Disorders, News & Events, Other Genetic Disorders, ResearchA medical trial to improve diagnosis in cancers with low survival rates and a project to investigate the genetic causes of neurological disorders in older patients are two research projects…
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WA philanthropist’s generosity leads to multi-million-dollar national grant
By Alicia Bienkowski | Development of Improved Diagnostics for Genetic Disease, Development of Therapies for Selected Genetic Muscle Diseases, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetics, Media Releases, Neurogenetic Diseases, Neurological Disorders, News & Events, Other Genetic Disorders, ResearchDonations to a team of Perth geneticists from a Perth philanthropist have served as a catalyst for nearly $3million to be granted by the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.…
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WA leading in $20 million pre-pregnancy genetic carrier screening research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Community, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Lab, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, ResearchWA is leading the way in a national $20 million pre-pregnancy screening study testing volunteer couples for genetic mutations that cause devastating diseases. The program known as Mackenzie’s Mission, co-led…
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Genetic screening study begins national roll-out
By Alicia Bienkowski | Funding, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Media Releases, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, StatementsFull-scale recruitment for a $20 million reproductive genetic carrier screening study has begun in four states and territories ahead of national expansion next year. The pilot phase of the Mackenzie’s…
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One in twenty five couples found to be at high risk of having a baby with a recessive genetic condition
By Alicia Bienkowski | DNA, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Lab, Media Releases, Molecular Medicine, Motor Neurone Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, ResearchWA’s first pre-pregnancy study finishing screening for more than 200 couples The first major pre-pregnancy screening study in WA found around 4% of couples were at risk of having a…
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Changing view of Muscular Dystrophy
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research AreaPerkins PhD student, Dr Macarena Cabrera-Serrano, from the Laboratory for Neurogenetic Diseases, was lead author on the paper, Expanding the phenotype of GMPPB mutations. Although Congenital Muscular Dystrophy has several…
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Perth team solve forty-year genetic mystery
By leafcutter_admin | Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsResearch involving teams in Perth, Spain and Sweden identified the genetic mutation for the late-onset muscle weakening disease. Professor Nigel Laing AO, Head of the Neurogenetic Disease Laboratory at the…
