A relatively common (present in more than 1% of the population) alternative version of a DNA sequence. Some variants are associated with particular traits and disorders, but many have no observable effect on appearance or health.
Profiling DNA interactions in a rare immune cell type provides a route from disease-associated variants to candidate genes in Crohn's disease...
Dr Jane Tiller explains the significance of Australia's new legislation about the use of genetic test results in life insurance...
Seven experts discussed the sensitive case of donor 7069 and explored what could be done to avoid it happening again, as well as how to improve outcomes if it did...
The British Fertility Society has issued new guidance which provides direction on genetic testing in gamete donation in the UK...
A new experimental gene therapy has shown early success in treating a rare genetic epilepsy syndrome...
What if personalised medicine – designed to be more precise – actually ends up being less fair, asks Dr Tsveti Stoilova...
A routine genetic test used by the NHS to guide prescription of a common chemotherapeutic drug now includes a genetic variant more prevalent in people of African descent...
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