Genetics significantly impact cancer risk, particularly in inherited mutations like BRCA1/BRCA2, which increase ...

Hereditary cancer risk can be passed down among generations, just like physical characteristics that we can identify in our ...

Regularly monitoring the reproductive health and consultation with the fertility specialist can help make the journey of pregnancy and fertility filled with love, care and confidence.

For 30 years, researchers have known that Huntington's is caused by an inherited mutation in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene, but they didn't know how the mutation causes brain cell death. A study ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause ... He adds that slowing down certain DNA-maintenance processes with a molecular therapy ...

Viralgen and Axovia Therapeutics are set to form a partnership to progress the development and manufacturing of an adeno-associated virus vector serotype 9 (AAV9)-based gene therapy for retinal ...

Histamine intolerance is a proposed condition in which a person may have difficulty metabolizing histamine in food. Learn ...

Of these, some people, upon genetic testing, turn out to have a previously identified mutation in one of the three dominant genes. Others prove to have a different mutation in one of the three genes.

When it comes to the inheritance of genetic variations, the overall size of a population has a dramatic effect on whether a particular DNA mutation ... it is to be passed down to offspring.

An emerging field of genetics promises to let parents choose the “healthiest” baby.