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Stories of rare disease: Aisha

To kick off our blog series for Rare Disease Day 2023, we share Aisha’s story of living with Morquio syndrome and look at the impact that healthcare workers can have on a patient’s journey
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Stories of rare disease: Introducing our new blog series

In honour of Rare Disease Day 2023, this week we’ll be sharing patients’ stories of living with rare disease and the role genomics has played in their journeys
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What are genome editing and gene therapy?

Gene therapy and genome editing technologies are increasingly being reported on in the news and discussed in medical literature, but what are they?
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Cancer vaccines: Three things you need to know

We shine a spotlight on RNA-based immunotherapies, which are fast becoming a major healthcare focus in the UK

NHS patients to get 'early access' to new RNA cancer vaccines

NHS cancer patients will be able to access emerging RNA-based immunotherapies thanks to a newly announced partnership between BioNTech and the government
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Base editing: What is it and what does it mean for healthcare?

This week, we take an in-depth look at the genome-editing technology that has been making headlines worldwide