A genetic disorder is a hereditary disease caused by changes in the DNA. It is usually the result of mutation in one or multiple genes. A combination of gene mutations, environmental factors and ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.

A gene variant identified in a family and studied in a fruit fly model may offer protection against a rare X-linked seizure ...

One of the largest international genetic studies of congenital heart disease (CHD) highlights the significance, in particular forms of the disease, of spontaneous gene mutations not inherited from ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for ...

Baylor Medicine’s General Adult Genetics Clinic sees patients 18 years or older with a known diagnosis of genetic disease or in need of an evaluation ... sudden cardiac death, Long QT and congenital ...

Molecular genetic studies conducted during the last several years have thrown some light on the basic molecular defects in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) and the rationale behind the clinical ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.