The Health Ministry’s discovery of a malfunction in test kits used to detect a genetic mutation especially common among Ashkenazi Jews has reportedly led to the formation of a special review committee ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only ...

The Health Ministry says that a malfunction has been discovered in test kits used to detect a mutation in the MECR gene, which raises the risk of a severe genetic neurological disease in fetuses, ...

Investigations suggest V2P may be efficiently applied for the automated identification of causal variants in simulated and actual patient sequencing data across phenotypes.

Among adults with evidence of systemic mast cell activation, bone marrow samples allowed for detection of 13 additional ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a protein on the surface of your cells that helps them grow. When the gene that codes for EGFR has a mutation, it affects the way this protein works, causing ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only identifies disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the type of ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Jay N. Yepuri, MD, ...