A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at ...

Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that ...

The mutations, known as copy number alterations, involve the duplication or loss of large segments of DNA. In most cases, the body's natural DNA repair mechanisms correct these changes.

These tests offer assessments for genetic mutations, or variants from the norm, that are linked to certain cancers. As an oncologist, I encourage my patients to keep a few things in mind before ...