Biomedical Research Centre news

Identification of biomarker which could aid risk stratification in Juvenile Dermatomyositis

16 Sep 2016, 11:12 a.m.

Research led by BRC-funded Professor Lucy Wedderburn has shown that muscle pathology and myositis-specific antibodies (MSA) predict the risk of remaining on treatment in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). These findings could aid risk stratification.

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Research demonstrates clinical and economic benefits of implementing NIPT into NHS care pathway

16 Sep 2016, 11:10 a.m.

The UK National Screening Committee, based on a research programme led by BRC-funded Professor Lynn Chitty, has recommended to the Government that NIPT for Down’s Syndrome be implemented into the NHS maternity care pathway and is currently awaiting minist

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Construction underway of Zayed Centre featuring new ‘cleanrooms’ for the production of gene and cell therapy medicinal products

16 Sep 2016, 11:06 a.m.

The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children (ZCR) is currently under construction in Guildford Street. Importantly this will include a dedicated facility comprising seven ‘cleanrooms’ where gene and cell therapy medicinal products can be m

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Launch of H2020 project- SCIDNET

16 Sep 2016, 11:04 a.m.

SCIDNET is a European Commission Horizon 2020 -funded project which launched in January 2016. It aims to take gene therapy from current clinical trials to a medicinal product that can be delivered to any child in the EU. It follows on from previous EU col

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The importance of prognostic biomarkers in improving risk stratification in Wilms’ Tumour

16 Sep 2016, 11:03 a.m.

Research led by BRC funded Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones has demonstrated the importance of prognostic biomarkers in improving risk stratification in Wilms’ Tumour (WT).

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