Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth ...

Flinders University researchers have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to ...

A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene ...

The study, published in Genomic Psychiatry, reveals that an inherited change in the brain can completely block the function of the trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), a receptor targeted by ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental health due to a genetic mutation ...

Study results indicate that mutation strength may shape both tumor–immune system interactions and immunotherapy response.

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

A mitochondrial DNA mutation passed down through the maternal line in some Venezuelan families has been linked to severe ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

Despite the stark numbers, breakthrough advances have translated into better outcomes for Canadians. For example, the death ...