Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

Genetic variation is the foundation of human diversity, enabling differences in traits such as height, eye color, or blood type. Some sequence variants also cause inherited diseases, including sickle ...

Genetic risk models, including PREMMplus and BOADICEA/CanRisk, refine breast cancer risk assessment by incorporating genetic status and polygenic risk scores. Challenges in classifying gene variants, ...

There is a genetic feature known as a repeat expansion, in which short sequences are repeated continuously. Some of them ...

Up to 5% of Americans may carry genetic variants associated with cancer risk, according to a cross-sectional analysis.The ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in ...