Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells and reduces the risk of leukemia.

A study reveals that two-thirds of genetic risks for mental health conditions are shared, challenging traditional diagnostic ...

Imagine the brain as an atlas of possibilities and risks. Genetic variants linked to depression affect its shape, subtly ...

Researchers found a genetic variant that appears to protect against the development of CHIP, a phenomenon that can lead to ...

Rare telomere and non-telomere genetic variants significantly affect survival in IPF patients, with non-additive effects on common risk variants. Polygenic risk scores (PRS-IPF) may play a crucial ...

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

A novel genetic variant may be a driving force behind the development of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in some cases, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in ...