From cystic fibrosis to sickle cell disease, Down syndrome, and Klinefelter syndrome, these are some examples of genetic illnesses you should be aware of. You should also know that breast cancer, ...

Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms observed in consultation, research is ...

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine published a report that concludes preimplantation genetic testing for ...

Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine are trying to make the process more efficient using ...

Rett syndrome is a rare developmental disorder, most often due to a mutation in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome, but it’s not usually inherited. Advances in genetics have launched a new era in ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Scientists have known for a long time that psychiatric disorders overlap with each other. During their lifetime, many individuals are diagnosed with multiple conditions, and symptoms that are common ...

The AHA recommended whole exome or whole genome sequencing as first-line diagnostic tools for mitochondrial diseases.

Belarusian scientists have assembled a unique collection of DNA from Belarusian long-livers, which contains biomaterial samples from 200 people over 90 years old and about 500 people aged 60 to 89 ...