CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have characterized the role of thousands of mutations in the BRCA2 cancer gene, findings that may help reassure worried patients about their cancer risk or guide doctors ...

Individuals that share the same deletion of a portion of chromosome 16 are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders ...

In rare cases -- for instance, among siblings in two families from Pakistan and Oman described in a new study -- children have been born with an unnamed neurological disorder. Now researchers have not ...

Tobacco smoking is linked to specific genetic mutations in MDS, affecting chromatin modification and RNA splicing pathways. A dose-response relationship exists, with higher smoking intensity ...

(from left): Jannik Boos, Prof. Kerstin Ludwig und Dr. Axel Schmidt confirm three other genes for increased risk in addition to the known TLR7 gene. Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle. Neurogeneticists at the University of Florida led by Lien ...

One genetic mutation may transform the way we treat rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that will affect an estimated one percent of the world. York University researchers have identified a mutation in ...

Repetitive brain injury has the focus of many studies due to the long-lasting effects and the high risk for injury in participants of high impact sports. While there are many neurodegenerative ...