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IgA nephropathy has a complex hereditary pattern. You may not develop it unless you inherit multiple risk genes and also ...

Research underscores clinical utility of RNA sequencing in providing critical insights to drive diagnoses and medical ...

Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies.

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 diagnosis and treatment. But for most health conditions ...

Losing sight is not just a physical experience — it reshapes the architecture of the inner world, Garrett Jones writes.

The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990 and completed in 2003, also moved the needle. Scientists had successfully ...

Genomic newborn screening using whole-genome sequencing identified 1.6% of infants with high-chance, treatable genetic ...

Huntington’s disease is a hereditary brain disorder that impacts movement, mood, and cognitive abilities. It gets worse over ...

The new program is validated in a set of clinical pedigrees demonstrating its practical accuracy and relevance to the field. Collectively, the data are compelling and support the major conclusions of ...

This brilliant rainbow snake looks like something straight out of a fairytale! What's the science behind its magical iridescent sheen?