Publications by authors named "L W Judge"

Inactivation of disease alleles by allele-specific editing is a promising approach to treat dominant-negative genetic disorders, provided the causative gene is haplo-sufficient. We previously edited a dominant missense mutation with inactivating frameshifts and rescued disease-relevant phenotypes in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons. However, a multitude of different missense mutations cause disease.

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BAG3 is a central component of the chaperone-assisted selective autophagy complex and thus important for proteostasis. This function is affected by a point mutation (p.P209L; c.

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Judge, LW, Marsh, JP, Petersen, JC, Pearson, D, and Bellar, D. Unveiling gaps in high school strength and conditioning: CSCS certification, coaching leadership and facilities. J Strength Cond Res 38(12): 2088-2098, 2024-The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and/or dedicated strength coaches overseeing strength and conditioning facilities (SCFs) at the high school level in a Southwestern state.

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Article Synopsis
  • Genome editing has the potential to transform treatments for genetic diseases, but a poor understanding of how DNA repair works in cells, particularly nondividing ones like neurons, limits its effectiveness.
  • In this study, researchers used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to analyze how neurons repair DNA damage caused by the Cas9 editing tool, finding that it takes neurons significantly longer to resolve this damage compared to iPSCs.
  • The research revealed that neurons unexpectedly activate certain DNA repair genes traditionally linked to cell division, and by manipulating these responses, scientists could steer neuronal repair towards more precise and effective gene editing results.
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Context: Among American sports, football has the highest incidence of exertional heat stroke (EHS), despite decades of prevention strategies. Based on recent reports, 100% of high school and college EHS football fatalities occur during conditioning sessions. Linemen are the at-risk population, constituting 97% of football EHS deaths.

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