Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic ...
Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...
New research shows that the mutation is, surprisingly, harmless for decades. But it quietly grows into a larger mutation — ...
Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...
Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...
They come in all shapes and sizes. Some walk, some slither, some fly and some swim. Humans are blessed to share the planet ...
After 50 years, scientists discover the MAL blood grouping system, solving a genetic mystery and improving transfusion safety ...
Some missense mutations are known to cause disease. But what about the thousands of other missense mutations that have ...
A new study reveals a mutation mechanism in osteosarcoma, promising advances in treatment and prognosis for this challenging ...
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a ...