New research reveals that certain cells inactivate one parent’s copy of a gene, leading to a bias in gene activity that may ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic ...

During the past decade, Parkinson disease (PD) has evolved from a textbook ... Recent advances in the molecular genetics of PD have markedly improved our conception of its etiology and ...

Disease genetics, of human, animal and plant diseases, investigates the consequences of pathogenic (host) genetic variants as the major causes of heritable disorders (monogenic diseases ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who ...

It was indeed “a year of scientific breakthroughs” ( FT View, December 31), and I would commend the FT for concluding the year on such a constructive and motivating note. I would like to add one major ...

eLife reviews research including the genetic basis of health and disease, epigenetics, genomics, medical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and population genetics. Learn more about what we review and ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who carry disease-causing genes experience no symptoms. Every biology student ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned ... to people of African ancestry increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson disease (PD). This variant occurs in a noncoding ...

Researchers are making strides in improving gene therapies for genetic diseases, particularly chronic kidney disease, using adeno-associated virus, or AAV, vectors. While AAV-based treatments have ...