When the Human Genome Project concluded 21 years ago, it opened the door for genetic testing and a promise for lifesaving screenings and personalized medicine. An innovation that serves as a key ...

Tailoring medicines to an individual’s genetic profile is now possible. One critical aspect is genetic testing that reduces side effects, particularly for patients on psychiatric and cardiovascular ...

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, ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her second child a few years later. Doctors cleared the woman ...

In the United States, approximately 1.9 million new cases of cancer were expected in 2023, and more than 18 million Americans have a history of invasive cancer. 1 When an oncologist is looking across ...

A few years ago, a patient of mine—let's call her Pandora—purchased four DNA testing kits as holiday gifts for herself and her siblings. She had seen the TV ads promising that a few ounces of spit ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — By definition, a variant of unknown significance identified in an individual with cardiomyopathy can leave physicians wondering what to do with the information. Don’t discard so-called ...