Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Genetic testing for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can tell doctors if someone has leukemia, what type they may have, and whether treatment is working. The tests look for atypical changes in certain ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 set the stage for genetic medicine by revealing the full sequence of human DNA. Reading the entire genome, however, remained costly and too ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

Every person is a collection of genetic puzzle pieces. On their own, those pieces can be hard to understand, but together, ...

A rapidly evolving understanding of inheritable ILD, including telomere and surfactant gene variants, is reshaping how clinicians think about genetic testing.

A few decades ago, learning about personal genetics largely belonged in research laboratories and specialist settings. Today, a small cheek swab can produce a report containing information about ...

Two major Australian health insurers, Bupa and Medibank, have started offering genetic testing meant to tell you your likely reaction to certain medications. These include antidepressants, pain ...