Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was discovered when the blood of patients and donors was being studied ...

Because only part of the man's sperm carried the mutation, only the second round of genetic testing revealed the problem. By ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

Mutations are changes in the molecular 'letters' that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to diseases, including ...

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child syndrome," talk of calm before storms, and consider it strange to start a meal ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...

Texas Oncology in Wichita Falls now offers genetic testing to identify mutations that could increase cancer risk, which can ...

More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...