A pivotal study has provided unprecedented insights into the genetic architecture of sweet oranges, highlighting the critical ...

Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized. In the summer of 2018, ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent ...

The difference between hereditary (germline) and acquired (somatic) gene mutations in cancer can lead to much confusion. This is especially true if you’re hearing about genetic testing for a genetic ...

More information: GaRyoung Lee et al, Prediction of metabolites associated with somatic mutations in cancers by using genome-scale metabolic models and mutation data, Genome Biology (2024). DOI ...

Loss of the Y chromosome (LOY) in men, a dynamic mutation linked to aging, impairs immune function and increases risks of ...

Recent research led by UTHealth Houston scientists has uncovered two genes associated with variants linked to epilepsy, which ...

When the Precision Medicine Initiative was launched in 2015, it completely transformed patient care in oncology. Now, ...

This year’s most-viewed articles and videos on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) explored patient quality of life, risk factors ...

St. Jude researchers reveal that moderate levels of mitochondrial DNA mutations boost leukemia growth by increasing metabolic ...