In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health insurers and employers from discriminating against a ...

Healthcare professionals can use genetic tests to identify genetic changes that people inherit from their parents through DNA. The results of genetic tests can inform diagnoses or provide information ...

Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by answering three simple screening questions, according to an article published ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...

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 ...

Genetic testing analyzes a person's DNA to determine their risk for certain diseases. It was a game-changer for one Montgomery County woman. Genetic testing is a simple mouth swab that can uncover ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways There is a hereditary form of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) caused when a mutated gene is passed from parent to child.Having ...

World Kidney Day 2026: here’s how genetic testing is improving diagnosis and treatment of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children and helping protect long term kidney health.

The Israeli Basket of Health Services now includes preimplantation genetic testing and in vitro fertilization (PGT-IVF) for individuals carrying three specific genetic markers.