By: Damian McNamara | May 31, 2024 | 6 min. read | Share Summary of the article Dr Roy Weiss was part of a research team that discovered the genetic explanation for the inherited condition, resistance to TSH. The researchers found that genetic changes in the non-coding region of chromosome 15 lead to resistance to …
Blood sample for BRCA test | Image credit: jarun011 – stock.adobe.com Regardless of family history, population-based testing was a more cost-effective way to prevent breast and ovarian cancer compared to current family history-based testing strategies.1 Until 1994 when BRCA1 and 1995 when BRCA2 mutations were discovered, allowing for more targeted and individualized cancer prevention care …
Briefly: Life insurers can legally discriminate against and deny coverage to people who have undergone genetic testing by denying or limiting coverage. Despite a moratorium on the practice, researchers say it is still stopping Australians from having potentially life-saving tests. What is expected next? Julian Hill is one of a number of MPs calling for …
image: Undergraduate student Purav Gupta and Assistant Professor Artem Babaian. view more Credit: University of Toronto An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe is fighting a common human parasite. The virus, called Apocryptovirus odysseus, along with 18 others closely related to it, …
A newly identified neurodevelopmental disorder may explain tens of thousands of cases of intellectual disability whose cause was previously unknown, according to a new study. The research, published Friday in the journal Nature Medicine, investigates the effects of mutations in the RNU4-2 gene, which is found in all animals, plants and fungi. The gene plays …
The Gilbert Family Foundation, established in 2015 by Rocket Companies founder Dan Gilbert and his wife Jennifer, was formed primarily to advance research into the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type one (NF1), a rare but serious genetic disorder affecting about 1 in 3,000 children. Like many major donors to medical research, the Gilberts are motivated by …