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Study testing value of DNA sequencing as part of routine medical care showed roughly one in five people carried mutation linked with rare disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes that are responsible for intellectual disabilities identified

Researchers discover that fifteen genes play role in the development of intellectual disabilities.

4 Sept 2017 7:15 AM

In 2013, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie announced she had had both breasts surgically removed as a preventative measure after tests revealed she carried the mutation (Photo: AFP)

Study shows breast cancer gene doesn't really increase risk of death

Women with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a seven-in-10 chance of getting breast cancer by the age of 80.

12 Jan 2018 5:30 AM

In mice and human blood cells, the researchers tested drugs that inhibit GSK3 (Photo: AFP)

Link between gene mutations and immune disease discovered by...

If GSK3 isn't inactivated it causes DNA damage in T cells that are expanding, causing the cells to not survive or...

1 Feb 2018 10:44 AM

Theres a wide array of gene tests, some that search just for BRCA mutations and others that test dozens of additional genes at the same time. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Gene testing for hereditary breast can be beneficial

Guidelines say more women may need breast cancer gene test.

21 Aug 2019 4:24 AM

$Tams successful use of the CRISPR \gene editing\ tool in viable embryos was hailed as a technical feat by outside experts (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Scientists edit gene to erase disease in human embryos

According to researchers, method can potentially be used to prevent transmission of genetic disease to future...

3 Aug 2017 3:04 AM