Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for ...

CONNECTICUT — Close gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday could cause an uptick in emergency room visits in Connecticut due to a trio of respiratory illnesses that typically rise this time of year, ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

An international research team reveals new molecular mechanisms associated with pathogenic mutations in the protein ...

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

Australian researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes the skin disease psoriasis. A chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis causes red, scaly, itchy patches on the skin. Some ...

Although the genetic cause of many diseases have been identified, it’s estimated that as many as 70% of patients with a rare disorder do not know what causes their disease. Millions of people live ...

For more than a decade, animal rescue centers in Central America have reported receiving a strangely high number of baby sloths with genetic mutations. Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was working on her Ph.D. near ...