The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidance stating that the genetic disorders Trisomy 13 and 18 are not "uniformly lethal" and the practice of promoting abortion and "postnatal ...

A mother-of-four from Cradley Heath, near Birmingham, has spoken of her two-year-old daughter's diagnosis with an extremely ...

Vitamin D is not only an essential nutrient, but also the precursor of the hormone calcitriol, indispensable for health. It ...

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by an abnormality in the gene expression on chromosome 15. The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association USA estimates that PWS ...

Conclusion: Chromosome microarray analysis has a higher detection rate in fetuses with cardiac abnormalities than traditional chromosome karyotyping, especially when fetal cardiac abnormalities are ...

University of Haifa study shows how genetic "imprinting" determines whether rare syndrome leads to autism or psychosis, offering new model for personalized psychiatry.

For instance, PWS can be caused by several different molecular genetic classes, including typical and atypical chromosome 15q11–q13 deletion subtypes of paternal origin, maternal disomy of chromosome ...

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes poor feeding in infancy but later triggers insatiable hunger.

The theory that a genetic abnormality may predispose a man to antisocial behavior, including crimes of violence, is deceptively and attractively simple, but will be difficult to prove.

Microarray-Based Prenatal Diagnosis for the Identification of Fetal Chromosome Abnormalities Lisa G Shaffer; Jill A Rosenfeld Disclosures Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2013;13 (6):601-611.

With accurate diagnosis, personalised treatment, and proper medical guidance, many men with genetic infertility can achieve fatherhood and experience the joy of parenthood.