Despite its strong influence, APOE is not the sole cause of Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Even among people with the ...
The research, published in Science, argues that the true genetic contribution to the variation in human lifespan has been ...
Rett syndrome is a rare developmental disorder, most often due to a mutation in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome, but it’s not usually inherited. Advances in genetics have launched a new era in ...
Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it's usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...
The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...
A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene ...
Santhosh Girirajan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, ...