Structural variants in the human genome include cytogenetically detectable and submicroscopic deletions, duplications, large-scale copy-number variants, inversions and translocations. The ability ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the human genetic diversity of the CYP450 superfamily in order to identify functional interethnic differences and analyze the role of CYP450 enzymes in ...

Genetic variation describes the genotypic and phenotypic ... profile in eastern China of Tang Dynasty inferred from ancient human genomes suggested that the intermarriage with Han Chinese involved ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...

For thousands of years, spoken language has set humans apart from all other species. The ability to convey complex ideas, ...

Through genome sequencing, they analyzed the genetic effects of these structural ... parallel creation and evaluation of structural variation in human genomes. The tools to create a single variant ...

Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others?

People who carry a certain variation of this repeated DNA sequence have more than double the risk (2.2 times higher)of ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

This revealed that large-scale deletions of the genetic code ... The researchers suggest that human genomes are extremely tolerant of structural variation, including variants that change the ...

exploring how genetic variation arises and its connection to health and disease. Kari Stefansson CEO of deCODE genetics talks to Bjarni V. Halldorsson, scientist at deCODE genetics about the paper, ...