New research from the University of Kansas shows a "risk gene" linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such ...

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

Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, ...

Treatments based on genomic profiling can significantly extend survival for patients with advanced or rare cancer, but only ...

Hear the latest science news, with Shamini Bundell and Benjamin Thompson. Your browser does not support the audio element. A long-standing doctrine in evolution is ...

Unexpected genetic benefit: A PTPN22 mutation tied to autoimmune diseases helped mice survive otherwise lethal coronavirus infection by enhancing natural killer cell function. Therapeutic potential: ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to a rare genetic anomaly. In a ...

The filmmakers of the original Jurassic Park movies had a rule: You always treat the dinosaurs as animals. "Normally, we yell at each other if somebody says 'monster' instead of 'animal,' because they ...

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Acute myeloid leukemia often involves a mutation of the FLT3 gene. Although this does not affect AML symptoms, it can affect the survival rate. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer that ...