Gardner Syndrome Genetics and Gardner Syndrome History
Gardner syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterised by skin and soft tissue tumours, and by multiple polyps on the colon and …
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The Genetics of DiGeorge Syndrome: A Look at the Genes of People with DiGeorge Syndrome
DiGeorge syndrome is a rare and complex genetic disorder. It’s caused by a loss or deletion of genes from chromosome 22 during early foetal …
Continue ReadingWhat Causes Proteus Syndrome? Are there Genes that Cause Proteus Syndrome?
Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital disorder. So rare that there have been approximately 200 recorded cases. The disorder causes abnormal growth …
Continue ReadingFive Canine Parasites – A Look at the Types of Parasites that Infect Dogs
Are you a pet owner? If you have dogs as pets you are no doubt very concerned for their health and keen to avoid them picking up any unnecessary …
Continue ReadingHuman Mouth Bacteria: Searching for New Bacteria Found in Mouth
Keeping your lips, tongue, teeth and gums company inside your mouth are millions of bacterial cells from about 600 different strains. Most are …
Continue ReadingPrune Belly Syndrome - What Is It, What Are The Causes And What Are The Treatments
Prune belly syndrome: what is it, what are the causes and what are the treatments? The name is intriguing - but what are the realities of living with …
Continue ReadingSkeletal Dysplasia and Skeletal Dysplasia Treatment
What is skeletal dysplasia - or more accurately, what are the skeletal dysplasias? There are many conditions constituting this heterogeneous group - …
Continue ReadingTackling the Cause of Typhoid with Genetics. How Gene Studies Could Lead to a Cure for a Person with Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever is an illness caught by consuming food or drink contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella typhi. Finding out exactly which genes the …
Continue ReadingPfeiffer Syndrome - The Genetic Mutations that Cause Bones in the Skull to Fuse
Pfeiffer syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects 1 in 100,000 births and is characterised by the premature fusion of skull bones.
Continue ReadingWhat Are Boogers and What Causes Boogers?
They fascinate children almost everywhere, and during our lifetimes our noses will produce thousands of them from the gallons of mucus we pump out. …
Continue ReadingExploring the Lytic Cycle – A Mode of Viral Reproduction
Since viruses do not have a cellular structure, they cannot replicate through the process of cell division. But we know that populations of viruses …
Continue ReadingHow Genetic Mutations Cause Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome and Von Hippel-Lindau Symptoms
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, known as VHL, is an inherited autosomal dominant disease that causes tumors throughout various regions of the body. The …
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