Your genes are made of DNA. This DNA provides instructions, which determines traits like your hair color and blood type. There are different versions of genes. Each ...

Researchers have conducted what they say is the largest and most diverse study to date on how recessive genetic changes contribute to developmental disorders. The team, headed by researchers at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a rare and serious condition. Zevaskyn is the first FDA-approved ...

Most genetic variants linked to autism are de novo mutations, which are not inherited and are relatively easy to find. A new study, in one of the largest cohorts to date, instead tracked rare ...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye condition that can be genetic. In this way, people usually need to inherit two copies of a genetic variation that causes RP, one coming from each parent. RP may ...

Nigel Laing receives funding from The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Association Francaise contre les Myopathies (AFM), the US Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA ...