Many human diseases have a genetic component to them. There are over 6,000 genetic disorders, many of which are fatal or severely debilitating. A genetic disease is caused by a mutation in DNA and can ...

Two Princeton University studies are opening important new windows into understanding an untreatable group of common genetic disorders known as RASopathies that are characterized by distinct facial ...

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, ...

MEDICAL ALERT. IT’S A CONDITION THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BUT DON’T KNOW IT. HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. IT’S THE MOST COMMON GENETIC HEART CONDITION IN THE US, AND IT CAN BE DEADLY. IT’S OFTEN CALLED A ...

Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now ...

An analysis of DNA from millions of individuals has identified shared genetic pathways across psychiatric disorders, findings ...

We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study ...

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