Crowdfunding platforms have highlighted cancer treatments, genetic disorders, and premature baby care as the most frequently ...

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription ...

A federal advisory committee that provides guidance on which rare diseases newborns should be screened for has been dissolved ...

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a ...

The primary concern with cousin marriage is the higher likelihood of recessive genetic disorder. Every person carries some recessive genes that do not usually manifest because they are paired with ...

Understanding the genetic architecture of Mendelian disorders is also leading to gene-specific treatments and improved patient care. We tested the significance of associations between clinical ...

Regulations set by at least 25 Dutch pedigree dog associations allow breeding with dogs that have genetic disorders, a ...

What Are Inherited Metabolic Disorders? Inherited metabolic disorders are genetic conditions that result in metabolism problems. Most people with inherited metabolic disorders have a defective ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a set of shared genetic variations that affect how the brain develops and increase the risk for several psychiatric disorders, including autism, depression, and ...

Scientific research increasingly points to genetic factors as key contributors to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ...