I recently underwent genetic testing to see if I had any mutations that could be associated with an increased cancer risk. When I received my genetic testing kit in the mail, I quickly opened the ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

Dear Readers: For most people, finding out that they have come into an inheritance is a positive experience. Not so when that inheritance is early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (eFAD). This type ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

Although schwannomatosis is a genetic condition, the inheritance patterns for this disorder are complex and much less clear than for both NF1 and NF2. Some cases of schwannomatosis are familial, with ...