Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...

US regulators laid out new guidelines for approving custom-made treatments for individual patients, a move that could bring ...

Around 25 million Americans have a rare genetic disease, and many of them struggle with not only a lack of effective ...

Scientists at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a rare genetic twist that challenges what we thought we knew about one of the world’s most common liver diseases.

Effective management of inherited retinal diseases requires a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment, according to ...

Using full genome sequencing data from more than 347,000 individuals, researchers quantified how much genetic differences explain human traits such as height, body mass index, fertility, and disease ...

At Mayo Clinic, cardiologists Peter Noseworthy, M.D., and John Giudicessi, M.D., Ph.D., are uncovering the earliest signs of ...

The complex molecular underpinnings of genetic and rare diseases offer a promising avenue for scientific exploration and ...

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a ...

Patients with kidney disease are largely unaware of genetic testing opportunities, according to data presented at ASN Kidney ...

Despite the best efforts of modern medicine, Huntington’s disease is a condition that still comes with a tragic prognosis.