The genome serves as the blueprint for the body, influencing every trait from the shape of the face to the arches of the feet, and even the development of certain diseases. While some disorders, like ...

Using gene enrichment analysis, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified a strong association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and multiple ancestry groups. A large lung ...

Alex Marson of Gladstone and his collaborators at Stanford University developed a genomic mapping technique that helps close ...

On the left, workflow of the Identification of high-confidence risk genes for CRC via iRIGS. On the right (top), Functional characterization of predicted risk genes. On the right (bottom), Graphical ...

A large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) using data from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Million Veterans Program (MVP) – one of the largest US-based biobanks – fills ...

Data gathered as part of the NIH-funded African Ancestry Breast Cancer Genetic consortium will be used by researchers around the world. In an ambitious pursuit to unravel the unique genetic risks ...

New genetic evidence links higher BMI and IBD to hidradenitis suppurativa risk, while smoking remains unclear. Read more.

In a recent study published in the journal Communications Biology, researchers explore novel genetic loci linked to facial morphology using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Study: Automatic ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Acute myocardial infarction (MI), a critical and dangerous manifestation of coronary heart disease ...