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CRISPR Medicine News

24-04-2023

CRISPR-Select Validates Your Drug Target and Patient Group

A Danish start-up, BioPhenyx, has developed a functional genetic assay that uses CRISPR to evaluate the effects of any mutation of interest. The method stands out by treating experimental and control cells in the same pot, leading to conclusive and bias-free results.

Nature Metabolism

03-04-2023

Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells

Cancer cells fuel their increased need for nucleotide supply by upregulating one-carbon (1C) metabolism, including the enzymes methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase–cyclohydrolase 1 and 2 (MTHFD1 and MTHFD2). TH9619 is a potent inhibitor of dehydrogenase and cyclohydrolase activities in both MTHFD1 and MTHFD2, and selectively kills cancer cells. Here, we reveal that, in cells, TH9619 targets nuclear MTHFD2 but does not inhibit mitochondrial MTHFD2. Hence, overflow of formate from mitochondria continues in the presence of TH9619.

Ingeniøren

16-02-2023

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Article is in danish
Article is paywalled

Danskere udvikler ny Crispr-metode til at screene celler for kræft

Teknologien screener hurtigt, om en genmutation er sygdomsfremkaldende, og om kendte eller nye lægemidler vil have effekt.

Nature Biotechnology

18-01-2023

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Article is paywalled

Linking genetic variants to cellular function and disease

Despite the immense progress the identification of disease-associated genetic variants, our understanding of the functional and pathogenic significance of most mutations is still limited. Current technologies screen variants on a large scale, but they lack quantitative measurements and validation, rendering them impractical as universally applicable tools. In Nature Genetics, Niu et al. report CRISPR-Select, a multi-parametric functional CRISPR screen that quantitatively links distinct variants of uncertain significance (VUS) to (pathogenic) phenotypes.

Sundhedspolitisk Tidsskrift

06-01-2023

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Article is in danish

Ny genteknologi forudsiger lægemiddelrespons og -resistens hos brystkræftpatienter

En ny genteknologi kaldet CRISPR-Select kan forudsige, om en behandling mod brystkræft vil virke for den enkelte kvinde, viser forskning fra Københavns Universitet. På Rigshospitalet er lægerne nu i gang med at teste teknologien.

Sciencenews.dk

25-12-2022

New CRISPR technology can determine whether genetic mutations are pathogenic or benign

Doctors have had great difficulty in identifying the significance of mutations among people with diseases such as cancer. Researchers have solved this problem with newly developed CRISPR technology that makes determining the effects of mutations and the optimal treatment much easier.

Onkologisk Tidsskrift

19-12-2022

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Article is in danish

Ny genteknologi forudsiger lægemiddelrespons og -resistens hos brystkræftpatienter

En ny genteknologi kaldet CRISPR-Select kan forudsige, om en behandling mod brystkræft vil virke for den enkelte kvinde, viser forskning fra Københavns Universitet. På Rigshospitalet er lægerne nu i gang med at teste teknologien.

MEDWATCH

06-12-2022

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Article is in danish
Article is paywalled

Forskere vil udpege behandlinger af brystkræft med CRISPR-teknologi

Et hold forskere på Københavns Universitet har udviklet en ny genteknologi kaldet CRISPR-Select, som de vil bruge til både at diagnosticere mutationer bag brystkræft samt pege på særligt gunstige behandlingsmuligheder.

24Tech

06-12-2023

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Article is in danish

Ny genteknologi forudsiger, hvor godt medicin virker mod brystkræft

Ny genteknologi, som er udviklet på Københavns Universitet, kan forudse, om en personlig behandling mod brystkræft vil virke for den enkelte kvinde.

Faculty of Health and
Medical Sciences

06-12-2022

New gene technology is able to predict the effect of treatment on the individual breast cancer patient

How do you know whether breast cancer treatment will be able to cure the individual patient? New gene technology can tell us, and it may prove vital to patients.

My Daily Space

26-08-2022

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Article is in danish

Ny genteknologi kan afsløre, hvor godt medicin virker

Ny genteknologi kan afsløre, hvor godt medicin virker. Nu bliver det til virksomheden BioPhenyx. Forskere fra Københavns Universitet har startet en ny virksomhed, der på baggrund af genteknologi skal gøre udviklingen af medicin hurtigere og mere præcis. Det kan skabe bedre behandling af sygdomme, fortæller forskerne bag.

MEDWATCH

22-08-2022

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Article is in danish

Nyudspundet KU-selskab kan afsløre om lægemiddelkandidater under klinisk udvikling virker

Forskere fra Københavns Universitet har startet en ny virksomhed, der på baggrund af genteknologien crispr skal gøre udviklingen af lægemidler hurtigere og mere præcis.

Dagens Medicin

22-08-2022

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Article is in danish

Danske forskere udvikler ny genteknologi, der kan teste, hvor godt medicin virker

Forskere fra Københavns Universitet har fundet en ny metode til at teste virkningen af medicin. Den nye genteknologi kan være med til at gøre udviklingen af medicin hurtigere og mere præcis.

Faculty of Health and
Medical Sciences

19-08-2022

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx.

CRISPR

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. Accoding to the researchers behind the company, this may lead to better treatment of diseases.