Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...
No gene acts alone: interacting variants and protein partnerships can worsen, mask or even rescue disease risk, demanding ...
We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...
Our immune systems function by employing two separate responses when in contact with disease. The first is the innate immune system, which aids in monitoring for infection throughout the body. Innate ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers evaluated adults without a history of physician-diagnosed COPD. Area under the curve went up with ...
- By examining over 100 unique variants associated with the CASR gene causative of ADH1, the average frequency of gain-of-function CASR variants was ~3.7 per 100,000, closely aligned to previously ...
For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.
Scientists have pinpointed thousands of genetic changes in a gene that may increase a person's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, paving the way for better risk assessment and more ...
From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...