Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Impacted by Affected Family Members
Credit: PonyWang/Getty Images Women who have inherited genes linked with breast cancer may have a markedly altered risk…
ASHG President Sarah Tishkoff Shares a Preview of the Meeting in Boston
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference kicks off next week in Boston. Before we pack our…
Should you take a DNA test before starting your next diet for best results? Doctors explain
Genomic testing for nutrition offers personalised dietary insights by analysing genetic variants that influence metabolism, nutrient requirements and…
Autoimmune Disease Risk Linked to mRNA Instability
Credit: Christoph Burgstedt / Getty Images / Science Photo Library Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles…
Synthetic Metagenomic Method Uncovers Genetic Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance studies often focus on individual protein variants, neglecting broader protein family dynamics. Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a…
Psychiatric Disorders and Brain Structure Connected via Genetic Mapping
Credit: Floaria Bicher / iStock / Getty Images Plus Researchers have long hypothesized that the genes influencing the…
Pilot scheme reveals how much individual DNA impacts the effectiveness of medicine
A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines which could increase side effects or…
Novel Human Genetics Evidence Confirms Estimates of Genetic Prevalence, Underdiagnosis, and Potentially Greater Symptom Burden of Gain-of-Function CASR Variants Associated with ADH1
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. – By examining over 100 unique variants associated with the CASR gene causative of ADH1,…
Genetic Risk Score Developed for Venous Thromboembolism
Credit: Dr_Microbe/Getty Images New research headed by a team at Lund University, Sweden, has identified three common gene…
Two Genes Linked to Breast Cancer in Black South African Women
Credit: SciePro/Fotolia Researchers at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at the University of the Witwatersrand…