The field of exercise genetics has rapidly evolved to elucidate how genetic variants influence athletic performance and muscle response. Extensive research has associated specific polymorphisms—most ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection. How can two people infected by the same pathogen ...

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Background Monogenic disorders are a major cause of fetal structural anomalies. Most genetic diagnoses involve de novo, biallelic or X linked variants; however, inherited variants in autosomal ...

Rare genetic traits are features that are uncommon within the general population. They can lead to different observable features or to rare physical abilities. Rare genetic traits are typically ...

Most cases of immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy are sporadic (or idiopathic), occurring over time for reasons experts don't fully understand. Research suggests that genetic factors are involved in ...