Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye condition that can be genetic. In this way, people usually need to inherit two copies of a genetic variation that causes RP, one coming from each parent. RP may ...

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot as it should. Usually, people have VWD due to their genes, which may come from a male or female parent. Blood ...

A genetic deletion responsible for the rare “salmiak” pattern in cats has been identified, revealing new information about ...

Barcelona, 23 July 2024 – Cancer is caused by genetic changes that occur in our cells over time. There are two main types of changes, namely somatic mutations, which are alterations in the DNA ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

Years of research in the field of genetics have offered interesting insights spanning the origins and development of heredity and traits, offering valuable information on its influence on every aspect ...

Similarly, HEPH is located in a genetic region that has already been implicated by common variants, namely the EDA2R /Androgen receptor, which is a region that has consistently shown the strongest ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...