After two children passed from a rare genetic disease, New Orleans mom Missy Ward wrote a memoir from the perspective of her ...

Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells ...

Research shows germline genetic testing — testing for a cancer risk gene you may have inherited — can save lives. Not just a ...

Castaneda has a condition called Turner syndrome, a rare genetic condition where females are missing one, or part, of their X ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of Mie ...

Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study. Down syndrome is caused by the presence of a third copy of ...

Growth disorders are conditions that cause faster or slower growth than usual. People with these disorders may have unusually sized limbs and body parts or may be taller or shorter than expected.

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Amenorrhea means missing your period, which can be caused by genetics, lifestyle, medications, or health conditions.Talk to a doctor if you have never ...

INTRODUCTION: Turner's syndrome (TS) is caused by a partial or total deletion of an X chromosome, occurring in 1:2,000 to 1:5,000 live born females. Hearing loss is one of its major clinical ...