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Mutation in DOCK11 gene explains rare disorder in immune system regulation
Researchers from the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu - SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital participate in an international study, published in the prestigious scientific journal New England Journal of Medicine, which describes for the first time a new disease of the immune system caused by a mutation of the DOCK11 gene.
A drug capable of simultaneously targeting three different therapeutic targets is designed.
The study, published in the journal Bioorganic Chemistry, presents a proof of concept for this innovative triple-effect compound, which has been successfully applied to breast cancer cells. According to experts, this therapy has "high potential for the treatment of complex diseases such as cancer or diabetes.
Researchers discover a new promising strategy to halt the progression of liver fibrosis
The new work, published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, has been led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, head of the research group Pharmacological Targets in Inflammation and Metabolic Diseases at the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD) and the Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM) at the University of Barcelona.
Research in Pitt-Hopkins at Sant Joan de Déu, a neurodevelopmental disorder
Dr. Judith Armstrong initiates a project to understand why patients with mutations in different genes present the same clinical features as Rett syndrome.
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Patient Involvement in research projects
The Fundació de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu · Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu is organizing its 1rst conference on patient involvement in research projects.
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