Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died from a genetic disease called PolG, but experts hope his passing could bring more ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Researchers from London's Moorfields Eye Hospital, biotech firm MeiraGTx and University College London have demonstrated that ...

Jace, from Connecticut, is one of four children all born with severe childhood blindness who gained 'life-changing improvements' to their vision after an experimental trial of gene therapy.

An experimental trial of gene therapy has helped four toddlers - born with one of the most severe forms of childhood blindness - gain "life-changing improvements" to their sight, according to doctors ...

This article explores 6-base genome sequencing and how it is empowering researchers to expand their studies to include both ...

Research from The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology shows a gene called Syngap1 ...

Luxturna only works in people with inherited retinal disease, due to mutations in both copies of the RPE65 gene (about 2% of patients with the condition), and SparingVision reckons its candidates ...

By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely targeted the errant gene. This was the first time a mutated ...