Scientists identify mutation patterns in healthy stomach lining, offering new insights into the earliest steps of cancer ...

An R75W mutation in the gap junction β2 (GJB2) gene causes severe fragmentation of gap junction plaques, connecting adjacent ...

The true aspect of this statement stems from the fact that, to the best of our knowledge, the consequences of a mutation have no influence whatsoever ... affect parts of a gene or whole groups ...

A new study by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that the presence of a specific genetic ...

This means that the cancer is due to a gene change, called a “mutation,” that’s passed ... easing the anxiety of not knowing your genetic background. You can also make a decision regarding ...

How could a "bad" gene-- the mutation that causes the sometimes lethal sickle cell disease -- also be beneficial? On the other hand, if it didn't provide some survival advantage, why had the ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers at Penn Vet and the University of Padova in Padova, Italy, found a genetic mutation in ... this study showed no other symptoms ...

This new discovery led investigators on a hunt for a “culprit,” a genetic mutation that could produce these proteins. In the paper, researchers describe how they developed a high-tech way to ...

Using gene-editing technology, the researchers identified a critical mutation of a protein called TRAF1 and discovered that this mutation dramatically reduces inflammation by disrupting a critical ...