An analysis of two large cohort studies finds that carriers of disease-causing variants within genes for three ...

Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by answering three simple screening questions, according to an article published ...

Germline testing is a genetic screening that looks for inherited gene mutations found in every cell.  It can identify ...

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health insurers and employers from discriminating against a person based on their genetic information, Rep. Dave Rogers told the ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

About a year ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval to AvertD (SOLVD Health), the first genetic test to assess an individual’s risk of developing opioid use disorder ...

Key Takeaways A highly sensitive DNA test can detect hidden leukemia cells that predict if a patient’s cancer is likely to ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha nurse practitioner learned she carries a gene mutation that significantly increases her cancer risk through a free research study at Nebraska Medicine. Erin Thoman, a ...

A closer examination of the APOL1 gene in Black patients with kidney disease can provide more accurate diagnoses than current ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...