dyskeratosis congenita

Rare Diseases Day – 28/02

Exploring the Power of Rare - Welcome to the World of Rare Diseases! Although we humans may share 99.9% similarity,…

2 years ago

Guest blog: Team Telomere launches new TBD Diagnosis and Management Guidelines

The second edition Telomere Biology Disorders: Diagnosis and Management Guidelines have been officially published. This is a comprehensive reference manual…

3 years ago

Guest blog: Jeni shares her experience with short telomeres for Rare Disease Day

To help raise awareness of rare disease dyskeratosis congenita, and other telomere biology disorders caused by short telomeres, Jeni has…

3 years ago

Telomeres and aging

Telomere length is often considered a biological marker for aging and has been linked to cell lifespan, as well as…

4 years ago

Why do telomeres shorten?

Telomeres play an important role in protecting our chromosomes, but as we age, they decrease in length. In this blog…

4 years ago

Guest Blog: Julian’s 4 stem cell transplants – his mom shares their story for Rare Disease Day

To help raise awareness of rare disease dyskeratosis congenita, Julian’s mom Mayra has kindly shared his journey through 4 stem…

4 years ago

Guest blog: Brian shares his journey with dyskeratosis congenita for Telomere Biology Disorder Month

To mark Telomere Biology Disorder Month (TBD Month) this November, Brian is kindly sharing his journey of being diagnosed with…

4 years ago

15 Facts about RepeatDx to Celebrate our 15th Anniversary

RepeatDx was established in British Columbia, Canada in May 2005. Fifteen years on, as we celebrate our anniversary, we wanted…

5 years ago

Why order a telomere test?

With research and clinical applications for telomere length measurements increasing we discuss some situations when it may be helpful for…

5 years ago

What is a telomere biology disorder (or telomeropathy)?

There are multiple different terms for telomere biology disorders, here we explain what they are and what conditions they can…

5 years ago