New rare genetic variants are linked to ALS, expanding understanding of genetic contributors. About a quarter of ALS cases have an identifiable genetic contributor. Findings support broader use of ...

Researchers have mapped how genetic switches are regulated in East Asian populations, identifying tens of thousands of unique ...

Researchers identified biallelic variants in RNU2-2 as the cause of a recessive neurodevelopmental disorder marked by ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

As researchers continue to pursue the genetic drivers behind heritable cardiac conditions, new research has revealed genetic variants that cause cardiomyopathy also increase the risk for atrial ...

Rare telomere and non-telomere genetic variants significantly affect survival in IPF patients, with non-additive effects on common risk variants. Polygenic risk scores (PRS-IPF) may play a crucial ...

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevalence of pathogenic variants in cancer-susceptibility genes appeared independent of personal or family ...

A research team led by Zhen-Xing Endowed Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, has ...