He suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes massive life-threatening tumors on his face.
And to understand different diseases, they'll need to create lines from human embryos that suffer from a genetic disorder.
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This is the very worst form of a genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia.
It studied a similar group of patients, people who have a genetic disorder that predisposes them to have high cholesterol.
One of the French face transplant recipients was a man who had a genetic disorder that created large tumors on his face.
Couples planning to have children who know they have a genetic disorder running in their family often opt for IVF treatment and select healthy embryos for implantation.
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But in January results from an artery-imaging study showed that adding Zetia to Zocor didn't slow heart-attack-causing atherosclerosis in patients with a genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol.
In 2007, a French team performed the third partial facial transplant on a man who was disfigured by a genetic disorder that created large tumors on his face.
In another study of patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that caused high cholesterol, patients who took REGN727 saw their cholesterol decline between 30% and 65% depending on how the medicine was dosed.
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One said that the agency would not approve Lumizyme, to treat a rare genetic disorder called Pompe disease, before a deadline of Feb. 28, as expected.
Cystic fibrosis is a serious genetic disorder which damages the lungs and digestive system.
The teenage sister of Coleen Rooney has died after a lifelong battle with a rare genetic disorder.
Venkatesh, 25, was suffering from a genetic neurological disorder and was on life-support for more than seven months.
Born with a rare genetic disorder, Bella has defied the odds by surviving.
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The sequencing came up with a result: Calvin has a rare genetic disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, which causes intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Pfizer and its partner, Protalix BioTherapeutics, just got some good news from the Food and Drug Administration: Elelyso, a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called Gaucher disease, was approved.
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It seems a true genetic disorder.
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This month, a committee from the European Medicines Agency recommended the approval of a gene therapy drug, named Glybera (alipogene tiparvovec), for the treatment of a rare inherited genetic disorder.
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In April, it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for not one but two drugs: Aldurazyme, a treatment for the rare genetic disorder MPS I that is co-marketed with Novato, Calif.
The fact that bipolar disorder has a strong genetic component also means you can help protect your unborn baby from the condition by providing her the best environment possible.
In particular, there's a strong genetic component to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as to several mood and anxiety disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In a surprise move, Shire Pharmaceuticals has ended its bid for FDA approval for its Replagal biologic for treating Fabry disease, a rare, but life-threatening genetic disorder.
The international study compared the genetic codes of 33, 000 people with a psychiatric disorder with 28, 000 people without a psychiatric disorder.
It may be that genetic mutations can accumulate without actually leading to a disorder, until, perhaps, they are triggered by an environmental factor or pile up enough to reach a critical mass.
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However, Professor Idzikowski said there was a possibility that sleepwalking could be a variation of an auto immune disorder, due to the genetic marker.
Moreover, he says, the drug seems to work best in patients with the cholesterol-related genetic disorder, which is unexpected but could be a big help for these patients, who are at risk for heart attacks and strokes.
Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia all share several genetic risk factors, according to a major study.
Thalidomide UK says that tests at a top London hospital have ruled out the possibility that the deformity was the result of some unrelated genetic disorder.
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