Hundreds of inherited metabolic disorders have been identified, and new ones continue to be discovered. Some of the more common and important genetic metabolic disorders include: Lysosomal storage ...

Most common diseases and most quantitative traits that can be measured in human populations are complex genetic traits. That is, many genetic and nongenetic factors interact to determine the final ...

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments. More than 12.

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts ...

At only two days old, Sophie was losing too much weight, and too quickly. Further genetic testing would show that Sophie has ...

The combination of medical advancement with educational backing and societal acceptance allows individuals with Down syndrome ...

In recent years, the field of psychiatric genetics has made strides in uncovering common genetic threads that may underlie ...

What are the most common genetic diseases that affect women? Genetic diseases affect both men and women equally, but certain conditions are specific to women due to our chromosomal structure.

Sickle cell disease commonly affects people of African and Caribbean backgrounds and can be life-threatening but campaigners ...

Further genetic testing would show that Sophie has one of a group of rare conditions called CODE (congenital diarrhea and enteropathies) that disrupts the function of cells in the intestine, causing ...