The daughter of a Michigan sheriff’s deputy who is fighting a rare genetic disorder will benefit from the department’s annual charity event called the Robert Kozminski Memorial Basketball Games. The ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach.

In two new papers, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report the successful use of two approaches -- gene therapy ...

"This type of gene editing should also allow for the treatment of diseases whose origin is not genetic or whose origin cannot ...

Marcelo was diagnosed with Treacher Collins syndrome, a rare condition affecting facial bone structure and cartilage. The ...

A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to ...

In their 2019 study, researchers used genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to analyze the genetic basis of eight disorders: ...

An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions ...

Children's Mercy Kansas City has achieved a significant advancement toward the treatment of rare genetic diseases through the ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to ...

Study highlights use of techniques such as long-read genome sequencing, optical genome mapping, and RNA sequencing for rare ...

New gene editing methods have been introduced in the country, bringing new hope to couples who tested positive for certain ...