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30 January 2017

Potential widespread fraud concerning a gene linked to cancer has been uncovered by Professor Jennifer Byrne, Head of the Children’s Cancer Research Unit at Kids Research Institute and Sydney University academic. Prof Byrne was the first to discover and clone the gene, TPD52L2, 20 years ago. The gene is active in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, as well as breast cancer, but its functions are poorl...

Female Genital Mutilation in Australia

17 January 2017
Report on female genital mutilation

A new study shows that 59 girls, between 5 months and 18 years, had female genital mutilation (FMG) since 2010. "Most procedures were performed overseas and many girls had physical compications and psychological problems." said Prof Elizabeth Elliott, Director of APSU at Kids Research Institute, consultant paediatrician at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Professor of Chi...

World-First – Youngest child undergoes own cord blood reinfusion to determine potential to prevent type 1 diabetes

09 January 2017

A 20 month old Australian girl will be reinfused with her own umbilical cord blood today to determine whether it will delay or prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes. For the CORD study (Cord Reinfusion in Diabetes), which is being conducted through the Kids Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Lucy, will be the youngest child - from more than 100 children...

Trial to prevent or delay Type 1 diabetes with child's own cord blood

09 January 2017

Twenty month old Lucy Hinchion has become the world's youngest child to be reinfused with her own umbilical cord blood in an attempt to prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. Lucy underwent the infusion as part of the CORD study (Cord Reinfusion in Diabetes), which is being conducted through the Kids Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The CORD study, wh...

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