Spinal muscular atrophy screening will be rolled out to every newborn in England by October 2027, the UK Department of Health has announced...
The British Fertility Society has issued new guidance which provides direction on genetic testing in gamete donation in the UK...
A newly described neurodevelopmental disorder has been linked to changes in a small noncoding gene...
A large-scale study has unveiled genes essential for early brain development and uncovered the cause of a previously unrecognised neurodevelopmental disorder...
The fifth session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – brought together clinical, scientific and ethical perspectives on the relationship between genomics and donor conception...
Dr Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin and Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin give an ethical analysis of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases based on Islamic legal maxims (Qawaid Fiqhiyyah)...
A topical gene therapy for children with a rare, potentially fatal genetic condition that causes skin wounds and blistering, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
A technique commonly used to amplify minute quantities of DNA to allow genetic testing of early human embryos has been shown to be error-prone. Potentially harmful unintended mutations in genome-edited embryos were also found...
Have you thought about buying an ancestry DNA test as a gift this Christmas? In this article, genetic counsellor, Sara Levene, explains why you should think again…
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