Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

For too long, the promise of personalized therapies has been tantalizingly close, yet frustratingly out of reach for ...

Researchers at VIB and Antwerp University have identified a major genetic risk factor for a rare form of frontotemporal ...

"Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to ...

GeneDx Holdings WGS announced a sponsored genetic testing program with Zevra Therapeutics to improve diagnosis for patients suspected of having Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC), a rare and ...

Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

A sweeping genetic analysis reveals when obesity is the common thread linking chronic diseases, and when other biology is to blame. Study: Genetics identifies obesity as a shared risk factor for ...