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Children with preventable heart disease being missed through gaps in care

A new report has revealed critical gaps in the care of Australian children with a preventable pediatric disorder that can lead to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic ...

Personalized support increases genetic testing for hereditary cancers among immediate family members

First-degree relatives—parents, siblings and children—of cancer patients who received personalized support and navigation services throughout the genetic testing process were significantly more likely to receive genetic testing ...

How missing pieces of the Y chromosome drive cancer in men

A new study found that cancer cells selectively chip away gene-rich sections of the Y chromosome, triggering changes that regulate tumor growth. Co-led by University of Arizona Cancer Center physician-scientist Dr. Dan Theodorescu, ...

How specific changes in DNA shape human brain structure

Why do human brains vary in size and shape, and how did our brains expand over evolutionary time to give us our enhanced cognitive abilities? Researchers at the UNC Department of Genetics and the UNC Neuroscience Center have ...

Genetic clues help reveal kids' cancer risk

Every person is a collection of genetic puzzle pieces. On their own, those pieces can be hard to understand, but together, they form the picture that is you.

New gene discovery could help identify better stem cell donors

Research from stem cell charity Anthony Nolan, published in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, has revealed that 1 in 50 people studied has an "especially useful" gene variant that could make them a particularly desirable ...