Involving, or controlled by a single gene. Monogenetic conditions include Huntington's disease and cystic fibrosis.
Professor Dusko Ilic remembers his friend and colleague Professor Caroline Ogilvie OBE, whose sharp intellect, generosity and pioneering work in clinical and reproductive genetics touched the lives of patients, families and generations of scientists...
People's opinions on using preimplantation genetic testing for non-medical traits do not always reflect the decisions they make about selecting embryos when presented with the results...
Using base editing, a highly precise method of genome editing, scientists have investigated the role of the NANOG gene in human embryos for the first time with this approach...
The first in a series of discussions on human reproduction from the Hastings Centre for Bioethics asks today's most pressing questions about embryo selection…
Dr Emma Meaburn explains what polygenic scores are, and what they can and cannot tell us about a person's risk of – or resilience to – a complex trait...
Genomics has the potential to reshape the NHS into a more proactive, cost-efficient, and patient-responsive system, writes Zeenat Beebeejaun. But it can only do so if built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and fairness...
The British health insurance and healthcare company Bupa plans to offer an approach to people's genomic data that, it is claimed, can evaluate an individual's risk of developing seven common diseases...
Common genetic variants, including some linked to risk of developing schizophrenia and depression in later life, are linked to the risk of rare neurodevelopmental conditions in children...
Eight percent of UK adults have the same risk of heart disease due to cumulative polygenic changes as carriers of a single rare mutation, according to a study...
It is crucial to focus not just on scientific concerns about PGT-P, but also on broader potential consequences for those who could be impacted by the technology, explains Maria Siermann...
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