A genome-wide association study in Sweden identified rare genetic variants near the SCAF11 and LRRC4C genes that may be ...

Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into ...

In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, proteins accumulate in the body's cells, fold incorrectly and clump together to form larger aggregates. Normally, cells are able to ...

Genetic mutation in mice . To figure out what this gene mutation does, the researchers used mice. They made mice that had the ...

A rare type of genetic mutation has turned some people into "super sleepers" that can thrive on just four hours of sleep.

A study of human tumor cells implanted in mice from the MacPherson Lab at Fred Hutch describes a new way to screen for the ...