FDA to streamline path for direct-to-consumer genetic testing
The US Food and Drugs Administration has further deregulated direct-to-consumer genetic health risk tests, meaning that some will be approved for market without a pre-market review...
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Carrier
A person who carries a gene mutation that can cause a genetic condition.
The carrier may be unaffected by the genetic condition, but can pass on the mutated gene to their children, who could be affected.
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Offer all prospective parents genetic screening, says study
Genetic testing for cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy is recommended for all would-be parents by a study in Australia...
Seventy-two new gene targets for breast cancer found
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
Gene test could improve prediction of breast cancer risk
A new genetic test to accurately predict an individual's risk of developing breast cancer will soon be rolled out at two hospital clinics in Manchester...
Genome editing targets beta-thalassemia in human embryos
A genome editing technique called 'base editing' has been used to correct the mutation causing the inherited blood disorder beta-thalassemia in human embryos...
Doubt over human embryo editing study
A group of scientists have challenged the landmark study which reported the first successful editing of human embryos for a genetic disease...
Disease-causing mutation edited out of human embryos
Scientists have published their study confirming they are the first to correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos using genome editing...
Book Review: The Gene Machine - How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids
'The Gene Machine' is award-winning author Bonnie Rochman's book on pre-and post-natal genetic testing. In it she navigates through classical bioethical issues...
Large study finds first genes linked to Tourette's syndrome
The first genes linked Tourette's syndrome have been identified in the biggest study of the disorder to date...
Preeclampsia risk linked to DNA of baby, not mother
Preeclampsia — a dangerous rise in blood pressure in pregnant women — has been linked to a genetic variant found in the baby, instead of the mother...