The study focused on inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), a group of genetic diseases that lead to progressive vision loss ...

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Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States alone.

A multi-omics study identifies causal genes and biological subtypes of long COVID, revealing new therapeutic targets for ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

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Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...