What is genetic counseling?
With the sharp rise in popularity of direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the practice of precision medicine, it’s no coincidence that
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Genetics
The next frontier in the battle against childhood cancer: Genetics and genomics
Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children, and although mortality rates continue to decline, coping with
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Family finds answers, hope after discovery of rare genetic disorder
When Della Calder was just one year old, Caitlin Calder noticed troubling issues with her daughter’s early development. “We started
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The gene “goalkeeper”: Exploring Spanish interpretation of genetic information
Imagine you are a patient in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language. You meet with a doctor
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How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders
Studying the genetic code allows researchers to know whether some patients with neuropsychiatric disorders either have extra copies of the
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Intelligence and genetic essentialism
In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable
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CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects
The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this
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Trade secrets and health data access: How policy plays a role
A “quiet revolution” in medicine is underway that involves tailoring care to each patient’s unique genetic and health profile. To
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Largest study of malignant brain tumors finds new genetic markers for two distinct glioma subtypes
In 2017, approximately 24,000 people will be diagnosed with malignant brain tumors and 17,000 will die from the disease in
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ABL1 gene plays a role in cancer and in a developmental disorder
The human gene ABL1 is well-known for its association with cancer. In this case, a piece of chromosome 9 containing
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