Precision medicine has revolutionized the landscape of neurological care, shifting from “one-size-fits-all” approaches to personalized strategies rooted in ...

Anthropological genetics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates genomic tools with anthropological inquiry to elucidate the patterns and processes underlying human evolution, migration, and ...

Population genetics explores the distribution and change in frequency of alleles within and between populations, while genetic diversity underpins the capacity of species to adapt to environmental ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Over the past decades, large-scale human genetic studies have identified numerous risk genes and variants associated with complex diseases and traits.

The role of genetic counselors has greatly expanded from its clinical origins in the 1960’s. In the 50-plus years genetic counseling has existed, the technology has never been more advanced. UAB ...

Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinics—often at rates half or less than those of white patients or ...

At the moment, there are 6,517 certified genetic counselors in the United States, according to 2023 data from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. That is an increase of 100 percent over the ...

Genetics One genetic analysis, published in 2013, shows the “Pryor herd clearly has ancestry from a mix of breeds but shows strong evidence of old Spanish ancestry.” Yet the most recent research, ...