A novel genetic variant may be a driving force behind the development of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in some cases, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in ...

Chronic kidney disease can quietly reshape a life long before the first lab test comes back abnormal. More than 700 million ...

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

New genetic evidence suggests that people with an inherited tendency towards blood clots may be at higher risk of developing ...

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle — at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a study ...

Less than 30% of people with certain genetic variants go blind, despite the faulty genes previously being thought to cause ...

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, ...

Genetic research uncovers a continuum between diabetes forms, offering insights for precision medicine. Study: Rare variant analyses in 51,256 type 2 diabetes cases and 370,487 controls reveal the ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.