Microarray analysis identifies more chromosome abnormalities than traditional ... but when combined with certain sequencing strategies, detection of gene disruptions becomes possible.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have uncovered a key molecular player that is ...

Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, leads to heightened sociability and empathy due to a chromosome 7 deletion. Individuals with WS form instant connections but struggle with long-term ...

When a species reproduces, typically, each parent passes on one of their two versions (alleles) of a given gene to their offspring. But not all alleles play fair in their quest to be passed onto ...

PHILADELPHIA — A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the ...

Hot on the heels of a $150 million fundraise, Atsena Therapeutics is back with early-stage data for the company’s eye disease gene therapy. The candidate improved the structure and function of ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study ...

The treatment, described in a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell ... two infusions at 7 and 8 months, respectively.