An immune-related gene has now been tied to a rare inherited neurological disorder, revealing an overlooked pathway in the ...

Rare genetic disorders are typically caused by a variant in a single gene. It is estimated that there are over 7000 such conditions, meaning that although individually rare, they are collectively ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to ...

As newborn screening and rapid DNA sequencing become routine, we are poised to catch and treat inherited diseases at their earliest stages. Today, we can intervene in the first days or weeks of life.

The FDA proposes new rules allowing mutation-specific gene therapies to qualify for approval despite extremely small patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with inherited retinal diseases may present with seemingly routine conditions. Look for comorbid ...

Several children in the UAE, facing developmental delays and muscle weakness underwent standard genetic tests only for the ...

Everyone’s favorite little blue pill may offer more than just a boost in the bedroom. New research suggests the erectile ...

Certain rare genetic disorders may cause a child to develop obesity. Health experts may refer to these conditions as syndromic childhood obesity. They may affect a child’s metabolism or cause them to ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...