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...
Increased probability - compared to the general population - of developing a disease, due to the presence of one or more gene mutations.
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
A common chemical found in household products could increase the risk of cancer by blocking the ability of cells to fix genetic flaws which lead to the disease...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetic test to estimate an individual's risk of disease that can be sold directly to consumers...
by Rebecca Carr
A bill outlawing genetic discrimination has been passed by Canada's House of Commons, adding genetic characteristics as a protected ground under their Human Rights Act...
Chinese scientists have successfully used genome editing to correct mutations in viable human embryos for the first time...
by Annabel Slater and 1 others
Neanderthal DNA is still involved in controlling a range of traits in modern humans...
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
A UK Biobank study has found that genetics accounts for eight percent of the difference in people's feelings of tiredness and low energy...
An influential advisory group has given cautious support to the idea of making heritable changes to the human genome in order to treat or prevent disease...
by Amina Yonis
More than half of patients with sarcoma, a rare cancer, have mutations that are known to increase the risk of other types of cancer...
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