Autor: Clinical genetics

We now take for granted the idea that a genome-wide association study, or GWAS, can help identify genetic variants associated with complex traits. Such studies have identified loci associated with everything from breast cancer to heart disease to diabe…

We now take for granted the idea that a genome-wide association study, or GWAS, can help identify genetic variants associated with complex traits. Such studies have identified loci associated with everything from breast cancer to heart disease to diabe…

Women who had genetic testing for inherited cancer risk years ago may want to ask about testing again, experts say.

Women who had genetic testing for inherited cancer risk years ago may want to ask about testing again, experts say.

Some people are born with a defect in their genetic material that prevents their immune system from functioning properly. In people with a condition known as GATA2 deficiency, the body does not produce enough immune cells, leaving them at increased ris…

Some people are born with a defect in their genetic material that prevents their immune system from functioning properly. In people with a condition known as GATA2 deficiency, the body does not produce enough immune cells, leaving them at increased ris…

Regularly volunteering or informally helping people outside one’s home may buffer against accelerated decline in memory and thinking for people with a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research led by The University of…

Regularly volunteering or informally helping people outside one’s home may buffer against accelerated decline in memory and thinking for people with a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research led by The University of…

An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients’ tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients’ tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.