Risks of common diseases predicted from UK BioBank data
Researchers have developed a new way of analysing genomic data that may help identify disease risk much earlier than current predictors...
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Relating to a condition or trait influenced by the combined effects of multiple different genes.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
What next for genome editing? Politics and the public
The ever-expanding limits of human reproduction are creating complex ethical and political challenges. One topic that has generated much contention is the possibility of editing the genome of human embryos...
79 rare obesity-causing genes catalogued
Seventy-nine rare genetic syndromes in which obesity is a major feature have been catalogued by Canadian researchers...
Genetic test could predict age of Alzheimer's onset
A genetic test based on 31 markers could be used to predict at what age an individual is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease...
Autism linked to cognitive genes
Researchers have discovered that genetic variants associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also correlate with higher intelligence...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genetic risk scores could predict Alzheimer's
Researchers looking at multiple genes have developed risk scores that could identify those most likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in later life...
Lab in a lunch box
The development of a portable DNA laboratory for professionals and enthusiasts raises questions about how regulations can possibly protect consumers in this rapidly developing field...
Is intelligence genetic?
Educational toys, brainy baby videos and flash cards — do these things help to develop intelligence? Or are the genes that you inherited from your parents the determining factor? The search for an 'intelligence gene' has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, an international team of scientists have added weight to the argument that intelligence does have a genetic basis, but that it comes from multiple genes working together...
New genetic markers for heart disease discovered
An international research consortium has discovered 13 new genetic markers and confirmed ten previously identified markers associated with heart disease. The study, one of the world's largest, more than doubles the known genetic risk factors for coronary artery disease, a common cause of heart attacks and strokes....
New genetic markers linked to breast cancer risk
A large prospective study has discovered new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of breast cancer....