Advances in human genetics have enabled the investigation of the genetic architecture underlying numerous complex traits. Many publicly available databases establish a binary relationship between ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D)—but which genes and proteins are actually involved in the disease mechanisms? An international team led by ...

In a recent blog, I discussed the change in nomenclature for the conditions formerly known as Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. This change was based on the results of an ...

A new genetic study has identified two types of stomach cancer that respond differently to chemotherapy, according to a release by Duke Health. In the study, published in Gastroenterology, Duke ...