New structural variation sequencing reads long stretches of fetal DNA to pinpoint duplications, flips, and rearrangements, ...

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 ...

Up to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, caused by gene changes passed on in families.

Analysis of one million diverse genomes yields mutations associated with lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and other ...

Despite the name, these tests aren’t looking for genes that you inherited or share with family members. Instead, they’re looking at DNA changes in the leukemia cells that make your type of CLL unique ...

A new study by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that the presence of a specific genetic mutation—KRAS circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—strongly indicates a higher risk of cancer ...

Insurance covers some genetic tests, such as BRCA tests for breast cancer, if you meet certain requirements. But there are about 70,000 different genetic tests available, and insurance coverage ...

Smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer. But a growing number of people who have never smoked are now being ...

Women who test negative for BRCA gene mutations may still be at greater risk of developing breast cancer than the general ...

You might hear about your risk of ovarian cancer through an aunt, mother, sister or grandmother. For some, there are no signs of hereditary cancer in the family, but genetic testing still reveals a ...

The BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants are associated with certain cancers.