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...
A genome-wide association study examines the whole genomes of a large number of individuals, to identify genetic variants associated with a trait or risk of a disorder.
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...
Testing for certain genes could identify men with a ten-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study...
by Dr Lea Goetz
Researchers have found seven risk genes for insomnia through two large genome-wide and gene-based association studies...
A study of almost 80,000 people has identified 40 new genes linked to intelligence...
Researchers have identified a gene variant that increases the risk of depression, while elsewhere the largest genetic study testing for risk factors gets underway...
New genes indicating risk of ovarian and brain cancer have been identified using genome-wide association studies...
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