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 ...

Recently, large studies examining genetic variation in thousands of ... Thus, one of the central challenges in the study of common adult diseases is the need to better delineate disease mechanisms ...

A seminal study has uncovered a new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The discovery offers both closure and hope to potentially thousands of families worldwide who have long been ...

This rare genetic condition causes hyperflexible joints, fragile skin, and possibly other symptoms, depending on which of 13 ...

Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study.

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.

Now, new research from the University of Oklahoma aims to unravel the genetic mysteries of this disease and, in the process, open the door to novel therapies. Researchers have long understood that ...

Among the targets Liu and his team have already pursued with prime editing: cystic fibrosis, a common genetic disease usually ...

Wilson's disease is a rare genetic disorder where the body cannot properly eliminate excess copper, causing it to build up in ...

Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders characterised by the presence of abnormal hemoglobin, called hemoglobin S. When a person has SCD, their blood cells become ...

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

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, ...