About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
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The Genetics Medicine group of the VHIR belongs to the Clinical and Molecular Genetic Area of the Hospital Vall d’Hebron and combines genetic diagnosis and translational research in hereditary diseases and the study of pathologies and malformations during human development.
The group actively works in different consortiums and networks for rare disorders including ERN Ithaca, Cranio, Bond and NMD.
Specific research lines and teams include:
PMID: 34906509 Journal: GENETICS IN MEDICINE Year: 2022 Reference: Genet Med. 2022 Mar;24(3):754-756. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.11.007. Epub 2021 Dec 6. Impact factor: 8.822 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Cueto-Gonzalez, Anna Ma, Fernandez-Alvarez, Paula, Palafoll, Irene Valenzuela, Lasa-Aranzasti, Amaia, Vendrell Bayona, Teresa, Tizzano, Eduardo F et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.11.007
PMID: 34286374 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Jan;181(1):287-294. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04175-z. Epub 2021 Jul 20. Impact factor: 3.183 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Alvarez, Paula, Codina-Sola, Marta, Balcells, Joan, Izquierdo-Blasco, Jaume, Gran, Ferran, Garrido, Marta, Dolader, Paola, Fidalgo, Andrea, Navarro, Alexandra, Sabate-Rotes, Anna et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04175-z
PMID: 35018708 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A Year: 2022 Reference: Am J Med Genet A. 2022 May;188(5):1396-1406. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62648. Epub 2022 Jan 12. Impact factor: 2.802 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Morales, Jose Andres, Valenzuela, Irene, Cusco, Ivon, Cogne, Benjamin, Isidor, Bertrand, Matalon, Dena R, Gomez-Ospina, Natalia et al. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62648
The results show that, in some patients with mutations in the X chromosome, the healthy gene is inactivated and the mutated gene manifests itself, which favors the onset of the disease.
On January 24, a session was held to explain what these three-dimensional models are and what advantages they have, as well as to review some of their applications in research.
The research has studied the structure and function of proteins related to this degenerative disease and their interaction with SMN2 messenger RNA (mRNA), which is key to the evolution of patients.
