Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells.

Superman syndrome, also known as 47, XYY, is a condition classified as a chromosomal aneuploidy (which is an abnormality in chromosome structure and/or number) in which males have an additional Y ...

1 Division of Human Genetics, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South ...

Ryotaro Hashizume and colleagues from Mie University in Japan report that it is possible to cut away the surplus chromosome in affected cells, which appears to bring their behavior closer to typical ...

Dr Joe Whittington, an emergency medicine expert from California , said the hack could indicate a high risk of suffering an aortic aneurysm.

Turner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder found in some women and people assigned female at birth. It can cause short stature and a range of health issues including heart defects, learning ...

Genetic choices, ethical questions. The software analyzes DNA data from up to 20 embryos, screening for over 900 hereditary conditions and offering insights into traits ranging from disease risk ...

The cancer cells of some men feature a striking mutation: their Y chromosome is missing altogether. Now, tantalizing research suggests that this mutation can spread ‘contagiously’ from tumour ...

When cancer cells in male patients and immune cells in their tumors both lose the Y chromosome, those patients tend to experience poorer outcomes than patients without Y chromosome loss, according ...

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a female predominant autoimmune disorder. X chromosome contains the largest number of immune-related genes of entire human genome. The number of X ...

Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Discussion References. Braz J Med Biol Res, August 2011, Volume 44(8) 793-800 . Candidate gene linkage analysis indicates genetic heterogeneity in ...