BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Modifier genes add complexity to precision medicine. A modifier gene is one that has genetic variants such as single nucleotide changes that differ from the most common sequence in ...

Modifier genes add complexity to precision medicine. A modifier gene is one that has genetic variants such as single nucleotide changes that differ from the most common sequence in the population.

Steven Pittler, Ph.D., at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has sought to find modifier genes for the hereditary eye disorder retinitis pigmentosa type 59. After onset in one’s late teens, RP59 ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, researchers examined whether the influence of gut microbiome perturbations on various biological processes, such as the ...

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