Light shed on de novo mutations behind male infertility
Mutations in genes that are involved in sperm production have been highlighted as a potential cause of infertility in affected men...
Mutations in genes that are involved in sperm production have been highlighted as a potential cause of infertility in affected men...
Mutations in the FANCI gene have been linked to risks of ovarian cancer for the first time...
The first 200,000 whole genomes to be sequenced as part of the UK Biobank project have been made widely available to researchers...
Analysis of DNA sequences from over 450,000 participants in the UK BioBank has helped connect hundreds of genes to health outcomes...
A consortium has been established to support US researchers in innovating and implementing state-of-the-art techniques to understand the genetic causes of single-gene diseases...
Rare genetic variants in the GIGYF1 gene that increase an man's risk of developing type 2 diabetes by six-fold, have been identified by researchers at the University of Cambridge...
A large-scale study has identified genetic variants strongly associated with regulating body weight...
Ring chromosome 20 syndrome is an ultra-rare difficult to treat epilepsy, often accompanied by intellectual disability and behaviour disorder...
Seven newly-identified variants in non-coding regions of the genome suggest a new diagnostic strategy for developmental disorders in children...
285 genes have been identified as being causally implicated in developmental disorders, 28 of which have never previously been linked with such conditions...
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