Genes get passed down from parents, determining traits such as eye color and height as well as risk for certain diseases.

Their unborn daughter, Isla, had recently been diagnosed with Trisomy 13 — a rare chromosomal disorder that is typically life-limiting. But for Stephanie and Alex, the diagnosis changed everything ...

A patient suffering from a genetic eye disorder in Italy regained his sight thanks to a world-first experimental gene therapy ...

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 ...

After treating Dottie for an unrelated stomach issue, doctors discovered she had a cyst on her brain and an extremely rare ...

World IVF Day approaches, Kolkata fertility experts stress integrating genetic screening for healthier babies and successful pregnancies.

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.

In this study, we report the case of a patient with a rare CD8 T-prolymphocytic leukemia presenting with an elevated peripheral blood white blood cell count and a very complex karyotype with a rare ...

Prenatal test accidentally picks up cancer in 50% of those with wonky results The prenatal test results flagged cancers when other screens and tests missed them.

Translocations are when chromosomes break and the pieces attach to different chromosomes. Learn about the disorders caused by this genetic reassortment.