Epilepsy can be tough to deal with, and when it runs in families, it adds a deeper layer of concern. For many, familial epilepsy is a shared journey, with the condition affecting multiple generations, ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells and reduces the risk of leukemia.

Genetic factors significantly influence breast cancer risk, with up to 10% of cases being hereditary. Key risk factors include family history, genetic mutations such as BRCA1/BRCA2, and polygenic risk ...

Presence of inherited blindness gene does not guarantee vision loss. Only 28% of carriers develop disease, indicating other ...

New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for ...

New genetic evidence suggests that people with an inherited tendency towards blood clots may be at higher risk of developing ...

Isolated Factor V deficiency is a very rare inherited coagulopathy. A genealogy of Brazilian Caucasians, where this disorder occurs, is reported. In this family, which was located because 2 affected ...