Researchers identified a rare variant on a single gene that appears to predispose patients to metabolic ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

Ancestry and smoking influence genetic mutation rates in children, but parental age remains the strongest factor, a new study finds.

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, ...

A groundbreaking study led by Dalhousie researchers uncovers specific genetic links to the mental health condition, making it ...

Screening for common genetic variants in addition to rare genetic variants can help improve patient risk stratification for ...

"Mono," caused by Epstein-Barr virus, raises the risk of multiple sclerosis, but it's unclear why. A study pinpoints a ...

Large-scale registry data from Norway reveal that genetics and shared family environments significantly influence key ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.

For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal ...

A seminal genetic study published in Nature Communication has discovered two genetic variants linked to breast cancer in black South African women, deepening knowledge about the genetic basis for ...

A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the ...