With avian influenza viruses posing an increasing threat, and with the potential to trigger a pandemic, two European agencies ...

LIG4 syndrome is an exceptionally rare disorder caused by a genetic mutation that prevents the body from repairing damaged ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) patients treated with oral drug, REC-994, showed reduction in total cerebral and brainstem lesion volume.

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

The TP53 gene is a gene that is mutated in many cancers. It is the most common gene mutation found in cancer cells. A tumor-suppressor gene, TP53 codes for a protein that inhibits the development and ...

Figure 2: Genetic map of 5p15.1 and genomic organization of ANKH. Figure 3: Cosegregation of ANKH mutations with the CMD phenotype. All eight families with mutations in ANKH are shown. We ...

Humans are blessed to share the planet with ... Bored Panda has tracked down a bunch of photos of animals who aren’t letting genetic mutations stand in their way. From four-eared cats to two ...

Monogenic conditions are caused by a single gene mutation. Access to genetic testing brings with it several advantages – one being early diagnosis for young patients with potentially life ...

Experts have classified it as the 47th system, which shows just how many different markers exist beyond ABO and Rh. Each new system reveals a hidden detail about human genetics. That extra piece of ...

The genetic mutation linked to Huntington’s has long been known, but scientists haven’t understood how people could have the mutation from birth, but not develop any problems until later in life.