Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 100 babies born each year. One of the ...

In a genetic association study, investigators integrated data from genome-wide association studies of various disorders with retinal transcriptomic data. Findings revealed that the polygenic risk of ...

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 ...

A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered compelling evidence of a genetic link between bipolar disorder type I (BD-I) and epilepsy, potentially revolutionizing our ...

For the first time, researchers at King's College London and the University of Florence have identified the specific genetic blueprint of mania, the defining feature of bipolar disorder. Bipolar ...

Summary: Researchers identified 11 independent genomic risk regions (loci) and 9 specific candidate genes linked to BPD ...

Genes play a role in many human disorders. Some rare disorders are linked to mutations in single genes that follow Mendelian inheritance patterns. Other disorders are regulated by multiple genes, or ...

BridgeBio Pharma BBIO announced that the FDA has accepted its regulatory filing seeking approval for the investigational oral candidate encaleret to treat individuals living with a rare genetic ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause ...

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition ...