Articles by Jeannine Mjoseth, B.A.

April 17, 2019 — NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).

March 29, 2019 — Researchers identified 13 gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which affected people differently if they are smokers or former smokers.

February 26, 2019 — Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.

February 22, 2019 — A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome

February 04, 2019 — Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.

January 03, 2019 — Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.

December 06, 2018 — Researchers have discovered that FGF21 is elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia.

November 27, 2018 — Dr. Andy Baxevanis has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

November 05, 2018 — North Asians may be more closely related to Eastern and Northern Europeans than previously thought.

October 30, 2018 — Researchers have now identified three health conditions for which people with SCT are at increased risk.